Gateson Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gateson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gateson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gateson (15) may also be a first name.

Gateson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gateson is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gateson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Gateson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gateson reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Gateson is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 47 percent are found, West Sussex, where 15 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Gateson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gateson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gateson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gateson surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gateson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning $38,092 CAD per year.

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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 Gateson
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