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
Average Gaskin Salary in
United States
$40,269 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaskin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaskin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaskin (Hindi: गास्कीन, Russian: Гаскин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaskin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,131st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 410,821 people. This last name 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. It is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 137 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,077 people, or 1 in 39,932. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Gaskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gaskin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 152 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,617 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaskin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gaskin surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gaskin surname are 35.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.2% registered with the 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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