Gammage Surname

147,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

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.

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Gammage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7711:204,66320,084
England7231:77,0658,692
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Australia1961:137,73314,860
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Wales181:171,91811,581
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4111:59,3076,959
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Gamaches; a location name in Normandy Gamages in Roll of Battell Abbey. Gamas in the Domesday Book.; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gammage Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gammage Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gammage is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gammage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammage? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 147,435th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,426,755 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gammage live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 204,663. In The United States Gammage is most numerous in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs 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 share of the population with the surname 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 holding the Gammage last name are 9.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.94% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gammages931/
Gammadge930/
Gamage92173,494/
Ammage9212/
Ganmage867/
Gamager864/
Gamaage864/
Gamange862/
Gammege862/
Gamagie861/
Ammange861/
Gammaze861/
Hammage861/
Ghamage861/
Gammoge860/
Gaumage860/
Amage83183/
Ngamange80653/
Gammache8072/
Gammidge8064/
Gammangi801/
Hammange801/
Gamaagee801/
Gammagay801/
Gamaguey801/
Amange772,491/
Gamaga77626/
Gamege77451/
Aumage77345/
Gamase77189/
Gamoge77158/
Hamage7756/
Amager7727/
Gamagi7725/
Gamaje7725/
Amaghe7715/
Amagey7710/
Gomage778/
Aimage778/
Gamace776/
Aamage775/
Amagge775/
Ammaga775/
Gemage773/
Amagie773/
Amauge772/
Amagye772/
Amagee771/
Ammagi771/
Amaige771/
Amahge771/
Amaged771/
Gamagy770/
Ghammache7519/
Ngommange752/
Ng'amange751/
Hammangeh751/
Ghammagui751/
Gamagespp751/
Eammanghe751/
Hammagher750/
Ammaugher750/
Gamache7112,103/
Hammagi71480/
Gamagai71273/
Hommage71249/
Ammagui71204/
Amauger71145/
Gamases7170/
Goumage7133/
Ammagay7127/
Gamangi7126/
Gommase7117/
Amaguer7117/
Gamagay7116/
Ammangi7113/
Amhager7111/
Ahmager719/
Amagued719/
Ganmase719/
Ganmaze719/
Gamajee718/
Ngomage717/
Gaumase716/
Amangey716/
Amangeh715/
Ammagai715/
Amageed714/
Gamadje713/
Hamange712/
Ghamase712/
Ammagoy712/
Amaguey712/
Gaimaga712/
Gasmagy711/
Ghamace711/
Ghamagi711/
Ghomage711/
Hamagea711/
Hamager711/
Gamhagi711/
Hammaga711/
Ganmaga711/
Gomange711/
Gaamaze711/
Gaimagi711/
Gamonge711/
Gamagha711/
Gamagoi711/
Gamagui711/
Amageyi711/
Amaghed711/
Amaighe711/
Gamidge710/
Amaga673,667/
Omage672,148/
Gamatche67915/
Amagi67864/
Amoge67189/
Ngomange6776/
Gatmazei6731/
Gatmazey6714/
Ghamaseh6711/
Gamachie672/
Ghamache672/
Aimaguer672/
Gamaches671/
Gamasett671/
Gammojee671/
Hammangi671/
Amagy671/
Kgamakga671/
Ngoumage671/
Ngamagai671/
Hamhhage671/
Ghammasi671/
Amagheid671/
Amagá671/
Ammmagay671/
Ghaemmaghai671/
Ammassgy671/
Gammasit671/
Ghatmagi671/
Gamacher670/

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