Gathercole Surname

154,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gathercole Surname Definition:

(English) nickname for a Coal or Charcoal Gatherer [from .E.gaderian, to gather+col]

Gathercole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1441:48,7056,081
Australia8311:32,4864,304
United States4101:884,04666,892
Canada1931:190,91018,807
South Africa841:644,97347,754
France261:2,554,720189,486
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6251:39,0014,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gathercole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) nickname for a Coal or Charcoal Gatherer [from .E.gaderian, to gather+col]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A gatherer or collector of coals? or of coles (cabbage)?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gathercole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gathercole has its highest incidence in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathercole? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gathercole is the 154,749th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,569,657 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gathercole live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,144 people, or 1 in 48,705. In England Gathercole is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 14 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Gathercole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gathercole has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gathercole last name expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gathercole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gathercole surname are 28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.77% registered with the party.

The amount Gathercole earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.39% more than the national average, earning R 376,404 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $53,537 CAD per year.

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Gathercole Reference & Research

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

Gathercole 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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