Gargory Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Gargory Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gregory,' a corrupted form; compare Garland for Graland. Dickens' Joe Gargery, in Great Expectations, was evidently taken, nominally speaking, from real life; compare Pickwick, Snodgrass, &c.

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Gargory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Gargory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gregory,' a corrupted form; compare Garland for Graland. Dickens' Joe Gargery, in Great Expectations, was evidently taken, nominally speaking, from real life; compare Pickwick, Snodgrass, &c.

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

Gargory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gargory (Hindi: गर्गरी) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gargory? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Gargory live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and West Bengal, where 33 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Gargory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gargory has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gargory surname declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gargory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gargory in the Hindi language
गर्गरीgargari-

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