Gamston Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gamston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:288,69522,251
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gamston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamston occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Gamston is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gamston reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 34 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England Gamston is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Gamston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gamston has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 386 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gamston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gamston surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gamston earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amston928/
Hamston8659/
Amstone8644/
Gemston861/
Ganston861/
Hamstone803/
Hammston800/
Gaunston800/
Amstan770/
Homston7115/
Gonston717/
Aimstan711/
Amstang711/
Hamcton711/
Ghanstan672/
Gohnston672/
Gainstan672/
Gohnstone631/
Gonstan571/
Homstom570/
Gonstant532/
Gatenstam502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gamston
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