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

Gamston is found most frequently in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Gamston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Gamston live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England Gamston is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 34 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Staffordshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gamston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gamston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gamston 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 Gamston are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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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