Gaskins Surname

38,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gaskins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaskins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3271:27,1973,399
England2941:189,51716,830
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4891:20,1762,544

Gaskins (34) may also be a first name.

Gaskins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaskins is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gaskins.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaskins? popularity and diffusion

Gaskins is the 38,320th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 530,775 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gaskins are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most common forename world-wide, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,327 people, or 1 in 27,197. In The United States Gaskins is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Gaskins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaskins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaskins last name rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaskins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gaskins last name is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gaskins surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.46% being registered with the party.

Gaskins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.8% less than the national average, earning $38,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaskins932/
Gadskins931/
Gasskins931/
Askins925,406/
Haskins8627,175/
Ashkins8629/
Goskins864/
Atskins864/
Geskins863/
Easkins863/
Ajskins862/
Gaskims861/
Gaskens860/
Adskins860/
Hauskins80407/
Hadskins8025/
Haskinns801/
Haskinss801/
Haskions801/
Haskisns801/
Haiskins800/
Heaskins800/
Hatskins800/
Hashkins800/
Hahskins800/
Haaskins800/
Oskins77274/
Askens7716/
Azkins772/
Haskns771/
Auskns770/
Hoskins7141,411/
Geskens7189/
Haskens719/
Eyskins711/
Osjkins711/
Askense711/
Haskims711/
Hauskns711/
Auskens710/
Haskyns710/
Achkins710/
Gooskens67317/
Gieskens67117/
Hauskens6723/
Houskins678/
Hoshkins674/
Hoskinss673/
Hoskiens671/
Hosskins671/
Hoskions671/
Hooskins671/
Hotskins670/
Hasskens670/
Atchkins670/
Hatskens670/
Hoiskins670/

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Gaskins Reference & Research

Gaskill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gaskill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaskins
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis