Gateshill Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gateshill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gateshill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gateshill Last Name Facts

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

Gateshill is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gateshill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Gateshill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gateshill live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gateshill is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England Gateshill is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 30 percent live, Dorset, where 15 percent live and Surrey, where 13 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 6 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Gateshill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gateshill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gateshill last name rose 316 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatesell820/
Oteshile7162/
Otishill711/
Gotteschild701/
Atesel676/
Otesile63371/
Ateşgil6353/
Atesele6321/
Gatecel636/
Athisil632/
Aticell631/
Otessile5915/
Oteshele593/
Ateşel53145/
Atizel5310/
Atezel537/
Hathaisilp531/
Aticil531/
Atisel531/
Gottesseld531/
Atisele50126/
Otesele506/
Otisile501/
Othesel500/

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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
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  • 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 Gateshill
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