Gathern Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gathern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gathern (16) may also be a first name.

Gathern Last Name Facts

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

Gathern is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gathern click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gathern are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. Gathern is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England Gathern is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 35 percent reside, Kent, where 14 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England Gathern exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 8 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Gathern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gathern has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gathern surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gathern
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