Gasgoigne Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gasgoigne 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.

Gasgoigne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Gasgoigne 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

Gasgoigne Last Name Facts

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

Gasgoigne has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gasgoigne.

How Common Is The Last Name Gasgoigne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Gasgoigne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gasgoigne reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Gasgoigne is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Gasgoigne is most common in: Northumberland, where 20 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Gasgoigne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gasgoigne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gasgoigne last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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