Gammelgaard Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gammelgaard Surname User-submission:

The Gammelgaard surname derives from the words gammel, meaning 'old', and gaard or gård, meaning 'farm'. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'old farm'.

Gammelgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,6921:3,336281
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gammelgaard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gammelgaard surname derives from the words gammel, meaning 'old', and gaard or gård, meaning 'farm'. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'old farm'.

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Gammelgaard Last Name Facts

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

Gammelgaard is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammelgaard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,993rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gammelgaard live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 3,336. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent live. Other than Denmark it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Gammelgaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gammelgaard last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gammelgaard earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.8% more than the national average, earning 424,973 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,528 USD per year.

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