Gascoigne Surname

89,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Gascoigne Surname Definition:

(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.

Gascoigne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8831:19,3262,756
United States9211:393,54934,518
Australia8541:31,6114,207
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Jamaica1001:28,6992,167
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Wales361:85,9597,098
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey31:33,0674,675
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3701:17,7922,576
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Gascoigne (18) may also be a first name.

Gascoigne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Native of Gascony.

Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A native of Gascony, the French province, which being in the possession of England, during a portion of the XIV. cent., supplied this country with many new families and names. See Ducatus Leodiensis, p. 181, for the twenty spellings of this name. The heads of the family were all Williams, the courageous Chief-Justice who sent Prince Henry to prison being one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gascoigne: from Gascony.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Gascoigne Last Name Facts

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

Gascoigne is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gascoigne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 89,012th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,351,297 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gascoigne reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Gascoigne is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The last name Gascoigne is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2,883 people, or 1 in 19,326. In England Gascoigne is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Gascoigne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gascoigne has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,002 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gascoigne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gascoigne last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gascoigne surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gascoigne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.29% more than the national average, earning R 461,712 per year; in United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $54,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gascoingne953/
Gascoine94585/
Gascogne94102/
Gascoign943/
Ascoigne941/
Gascoygne894/
Gascoinge893/
Gagcoigne891/
Gascoiene891/
Gaskcoine891/
Gauscoine891/
Gascoiyne890/
Gascougne890/
Gascoggne890/
Gascoigin890/
Gascoin881,783/
Gacogne88110/
Gascone8818/
Gascoyne822,510/
Gacongne8238/
Gascones823/
Gasconye823/
Goscoine821/
Gascoune821/
Gasconey821/
Gascongn820/
Gasconie820/
Gascon8035,076/
Gacoin80594/
Gacine802/
Gacone801/
Gasquoine7851/
Gasccoyne781/
Gasscogin780/
Gachine7546/
Gaicoin7526/
Gasconi7513/
Gacoing7512/
Gazcone757/
Gaskoin754/
Gaskine753/
Gascoon752/
Gaascon751/
Gasscon751/
Ghacine751/
Gaicone751/
Gascony751/
Gaccine751/
Gaconet751/
Ascagne751/
Gascoyn751/
Gacon712,320/
Gaconnet71169/
Gaskiene714/
Gaconier712/
Gacquine711/
Gackiene711/
Gasquine711/
Gaschini711/
Gascayne710/
Gascuyne710/
Goscoyne710/
Gazcon671,898/
Gascón67378/
Gacond67153/
Gascan67114/
Gaskon6768/
Goscon6767/
Gaconnier6732/
Gaconi6729/
Gacene6720/
Gaccon6715/
Gacona6715/
Gacini679/
Gaicon679/
Gokine678/
Gascom676/
Gascòn676/
Gocine672/
Gakine672/
Gaycon672/
Gouchigne671/
Gacain671/
Gagcon671/
Gacane671/
Gaucon671/
Gaxcon671/
Gacuin671/
Gadcon671/
Gacong671/
Gaconnett670/
Gacein670/

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