Gaskin Surname
Approximately 17,739 people bear this surname
Gaskin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gascony.' A native of Gascony, a Gascon; v. Gascoigne.
Philip de Gascon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Gascon. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robert Gaskyn.
Read More About This SurnameGaskin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,077 | 1:39,932 | 4,913 |
| England | 2,928 | 1:19,029 | 2,725 |
| Australia | 1,358 | 1:19,879 | 2,756 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Barbados | 672 | 1:428 | 114 |
| Canada | 647 | 1:56,948 | 6,727 |
| New Zealand | 401 | 1:11,293 | 1,970 |
| Ireland | 342 | 1:13,769 | 1,610 |
| South Africa | 265 | 1:204,444 | 21,800 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 187 | 1:7,294 | 1,089 |
| Guyana | 163 | 1:4,676 | 826 |
| Northern Ireland | 119 | 1:15,505 | 2,102 |
| Wales | 100 | 1:30,945 | 3,130 |
| Scotland | 97 | 1:55,194 | 4,640 |
| Venezuela | 92 | 1:328,305 | 7,307 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Panama | 52 | 1:75,236 | 3,168 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27 | 1:2,044 | 342 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 25 | 1:4,415 | 699 |
| British Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:1,975 | 263 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Grenada | 11 | 1:9,867 | 804 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 225 | 1:19,688 | 2,339 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,115 | 1:21,861 | 3,091 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 876 | 1:57,327 | 6,378 |
Gaskin (137) may also be a first name.
Gaskin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gascony.' A native of Gascony, a Gascon; v. Gascoigne.
Philip de Gascon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Gascon. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robert Gaskyn. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
Johannes Gascone, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1500. Married — Richarde Gaskynne and Jane Cooke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1633. — Thomas Gaskin and Judith Clifford: Marriage Lic. (London).
Corrupt form of Gascon q.v.
Corrupt form of Gascon q.v.
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.
From the French, Gascon; a personal name.
Gascoigne: from Gascony.
Gaskin Demographics
Gaskin Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gaskin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaskin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaskin (Hindi: गास्कीन, Russian: Гаскин) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaskin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,131st most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 410,821 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gaskin are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gaskin is also the 790,880th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.
The last name Gaskin is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,077 people, or 1 in 39,932. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Gaskin is found in 73 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Gaskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gaskin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaskin last name expanded 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 152 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,617 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaskin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gaskin last name is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gaskin last name are 35.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gaskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.84% more than the national average, earning R 607,980 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $40,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $57,554 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaskin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaskin in the Hindi language | ||
| गास्कीन | gaskina | 66.67 |
| गास्किन | gaskina | 33.33 |
| Gaskin in the Russian language | ||
| Гаскин | gaskin | - |
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