Gasking Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gasking 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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Gasking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
Australia491:550,93340,757
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gasking 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

Gasking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gasking is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gasking? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gasking are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Gasking is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 55 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 8 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Gasking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gasking has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gasking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

Gasking earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $33,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaskings934/
Asking9284/
Hasking8630/
Askings8622/
Gesking8612/
Gosking861/
Haskings80139/
Giesking80106/
Auskings8023/
Gasching801/
Ghesking800/
Gessking800/
Osking7734/
Gieskieng7529/
Hosking7113,155/
Hoskings67362/
Hasching671/
Hauskeng671/
Godskengs630/
Azcing621/
Ochking571/
Hoskinks531/
Heisskeng500/

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