Gascoigne Surname
Approximately 5,393 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,883 | 1:19,326 | 2,756 |
| United States | 921 | 1:393,549 | 34,518 |
| Australia | 854 | 1:31,611 | 4,207 |
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Jamaica | 100 | 1:28,699 | 2,167 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,370 | 1:17,792 | 2,576 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
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.
(French) Native of Gascony.
Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
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.
Gascoigne: from Gascony.
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Gascoigne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gascoigne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gascoigne occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gascoigne? popularity and diffusion
Gascoigne is the 89,012th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,351,297 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Gascoigne are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Gascoigne is most widespread 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 live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Gascoigne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gascoigne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gascoigne 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 adherence of those holding the Gascoigne last name is primarily 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% being registered to vote for the 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.
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