Gammage Surname
Approximately 3,003 people bear this surname
Gammage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gamages.' It is possible, of course, that Camidge may be a corruption of Cambridge.
Godfridus de Gamages, 38 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Enfemia de Gamages, 38 Henry III: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameGammage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,771 | 1:204,663 | 20,084 |
| England | 723 | 1:77,065 | 8,692 |
| Canada | 200 | 1:184,228 | 18,260 |
| Australia | 196 | 1:137,733 | 14,860 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 411 | 1:59,307 | 6,959 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
Gammage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gamages.' It is possible, of course, that Camidge may be a corruption of Cambridge.
Godfridus de Gamages, 38 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Enfemia de Gamages, 38 Henry III: ibid.
1607. Buried — A still-born son of Thomas Carnage: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1769. Married — John Gamage and Mary Cooper: St. George, Hanover Square.
1772. — Thomas Gammage and Elizabeth Burgis: ibid.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Gamage,' or 'Gamages,' or 'Carnages.' The variant Camidge need present no difficulty, as C and G were constantly interchangeable, as this dictionary incontestably proves; compare Grain and Crane, Grandage and Crandidge, &c. I cannot identify the spot; probably it is continental.
William de Gamages, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Gamage, or Gamages, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Alicia Gamage, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Philip de Camiges, Wiltshire, ibid.
1541. Married — Roger Gammadge and Elizabeth Fisher: St. Antholin (London).
1769. — John Gamage and Mary Cooper: ibid.
1772. — Thomas Gammage and Elizabeth Burgis: ibid.
From Gamaches; a location name in Normandy Gamages in Roll of Battell Abbey. Gamas in the Domesday Book.; a personal name.
Gammage Demographics
Average Male Gammage Height
177.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gammage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gammage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gammage is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gammage click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gammage? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 147,435th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,426,755 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gammage reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Gammage is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 204,663. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Gammage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gammage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gammage last name grew 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gammage Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gammage surname are 9.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gammage earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning R 259,392 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $39,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $56,781 CAD per year.
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