Gaskin Surname

30,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Gaskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0771:39,9324,913
England2,9281:19,0292,725
Australia1,3581:19,8792,756
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Barbados6721:428114
Canada6471:56,9486,727
New Zealand4011:11,2931,970
Ireland3421:13,7691,610
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Trinidad and Tobago1871:7,2941,089
Guyana1631:4,676826
Northern Ireland1191:15,5052,102
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Venezuela921:328,3057,307
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Israel601:142,62715,171
Panama521:75,2363,168
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Saint Kitts and Nevis271:2,044342
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
British Virgin Islands161:1,975263
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Grenada111:9,867804
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
China91:151,924,6187,954
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
France51:13,284,544357,392
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2251:19,6882,339
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1151:21,8613,091
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8761:57,3276,378

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Corrupt form of Gascon q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corrupt form of Gascon q.v.

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

From the French, Gascon; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gascoigne: from Gascony.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gashkin9280/
Gaskina9245/
Ghaskin9222/
Gadskin925/
Gaskinn922/
Gauskin922/
Gaaskin922/
Gasskin921/
Gaiskin920/
Gaskind920/
Askin914,933/
Gaskn911/
Gashkina8654/
Gaushkin8642/
Gauskina865/
Gaishkin861/
Haskin834,990/
Ashkin83367/
Askina83151/
Geskin83148/
Gasken8367/
Aaskin8325/
Easkin8323/
Goskin8314/
Aiskin838/
Askien837/
Atskin833/
Gazkin832/
Auskin831/
Askuin831/
Ayskin831/
Gaushkina8038/
Askn802/
Ashkina7787/
Gotskin7778/
Gaschin7755/
Haskind7741/
Goshkin7740/
Aushkin7736/
Hauskin7725/
Aysekin7725/
Gachkin7722/
Gasquin7720/
Gaskeen7715/
Aashkin7712/
Hatskin779/
Goskind776/
Geshkin774/
Goskina774/
Hashkin771/
Haskinn771/
Easkind771/
Gesskin771/
Gieskin771/
Ashkind771/
Gasskim771/
Ashhkin771/
Hadskin770/
Gadsken770/
Oskin735,963/
Azkin73372/
Asken73293/
Gascn73147/
Açkin7353/
Aşkin7329/
Askne7325/
Goskn737/
Asqin732/
Askın731/
Ayseckin71125/
Goshkina7189/
Aushkina7125/
Gotskind7115/
Gaškienė714/
Askinova713/
Aishkina712/
Askinová712/
Hayshkin711/
Gouskina711/
Astshkin711/
Gashchin711/
Gaischin711/
Hoskin678,643/
Oskina675,558/
Oshkin673,743/
Geçkin671,852/
Hasken67496/
Asquin67312/
Gezkin67194/
Ashken67113/
Gösken6755/
Aschin6721/
Oszkin6715/
Azkina6714/
Ashqin6714/
Adskim6713/
Askeen6712/
Ausken6711/
Asskim6710/
Ashkyn679/
Ouskin678/
Os'kin674/
Ashkinova674/
Gosken674/
Aasqin672/
Oskcin672/
Haskyn672/
Eyskin671/
Gesken671/
Aasknd671/
Ahashkina671/
Ashkim671/
Aisken670/
Otskin670/
Gasqne670/
Askaen670/
Auskim670/

Gaskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaskin in the Hindi language
गास्कीनgaskina66.67
गास्किनgaskina33.33
Gaskin in the Russian language
Гаскинgaskin-

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