Gatewood Surname
Approximately 10,991 people bear this surname
Gatewood Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in, or by, the wood frequented by goats; dweller at the entrance to the wood.
Gatewood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,876 | 1:33,326 | 4,155 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,922 | 1:26,128 | 3,211 |
Gatewood (58) may also be a first name.
Gatewood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in, or by, the wood frequented by goats; dweller at the entrance to the wood.
Gatewood Demographics
Average Gatewood Salary in
United States
$39,448 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gatewood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatewood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gatewood is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatewood? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,122nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 663,047 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gatewood are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 10,876 people, or 1 in 33,326. In The United States Gatewood is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Tennessee, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Gatewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gatewood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gatewood surname rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gatewood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gatewood last name are 9.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.15% being registered with the political party.
Gatewood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $39,448 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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