Gask Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Gask Surname Definition:
From Gask near Auchterarder, Perthshire. Galfridus de Gaisk who witnessed a confirmation of the gift of a croft by Tristram to the Abbey of Inchaffray, c. 1208 (Inchaffray, p. 25), is probably the Galfridus de Gasc mentioned in a perambulation, c.
Read More About This SurnameGask Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 209 | 1:266,594 | 21,098 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 137 | 1:177,922 | 14,779 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gask Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Gask near Auchterarder, Perthshire. Galfridus de Gaisk who witnessed a confirmation of the gift of a croft by Tristram to the Abbey of Inchaffray, c. 1208 (Inchaffray, p. 25), is probably the Galfridus de Gasc mentioned in a perambulation, c. 1230 (LIM., p. xxvii). He was brother of Ricardus de Kenbuc who also appears as witness in the charter of c. 1208, and brother of Ysenda, countess of Earl Gilbert of Strathern (ibid., p. 40)."It is said that by marriage with his heiress the Murrays of Tullibardine obtained the lands of Trinity Gask, which they held for several centuries" (ibid., p. 273). Christian Gask, sergeant in Perth, was a witness there, 1535, and Christopher Gask and Malcolm Gask appear there in 1544 (Rollok, 34, 36).
Gask Demographics
Average Gask Salary in
United States
$38,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gask Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gask Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gask (Russian: Гаск) is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gask? popularity and diffusion
It is the 908,336th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Gask occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gask live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Gask is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 266,594. In England Gask is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 27 percent live, Staffordshire, where 13 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Gask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gask has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gask Last Name Statistics demography
Gask earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gask Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gask in the Russian language | ||
| Гаск | gask | - |
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