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
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Gatewood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatewood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gatewood is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatewood? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,122nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 663,047 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gatewood reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name Gatewood is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,876 people, or 1 in 33,326. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Gatewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gatewood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gatewood surname grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gatewood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gatewood surname are 9.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.15% 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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