Gathers Surname
Approximately 2,539 people bear this surname
Gathers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,527 | 1:143,434 | 14,853 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Gathers Demographics
Average Male Gathers Height
176.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gathers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gathers is the 169,884th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,870,243 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gathers live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,527 people, or 1 in 143,434. In The United States Gathers is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 28 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Gathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gathers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gathers surname grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gathers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gathers surname are 6.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.91% registered with the political party.
Gathers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $37,138 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaithers | 93 | 23 | / |
| Gaethers | 93 | 5 | / |
| Gatherse | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gaathers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gaters | 92 | 355 | / |
| Athers | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gauthiers | 88 | 11 | / |
| Gethers | 86 | 1,467 | / |
| Gaiters | 86 | 229 | / |
| Authers | 86 | 166 | / |
| Gothers | 86 | 53 | / |
| Gayters | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gaeters | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gatters | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gasters | 86 | 3 | / |
| Eathers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gathirs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahters | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hathers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aters | 83 | 153 | / |
| Heathers | 80 | 265 | / |
| Gautiers | 80 | 25 | / |
| Easthers | 80 | 7 | / |
| Authersh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Getheers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Getthers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geters | 77 | 57 | / |
| Others | 77 | 16 | / |
| Auters | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aterse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Haters | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eaters | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asters | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gators | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atters | 77 | 0 | / |
| Aaters | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gauttiers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goethiers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hatersh | 71 | 872 | / |
| Hauters | 71 | 238 | / |
| Easters | 71 | 202 | / |
| Goeters | 71 | 112 | / |
| Atterås | 71 | 75 | / |
| Hatters | 71 | 61 | / |
| Hasters | 71 | 60 | / |
| Gaitors | 71 | 44 | / |
| Austers | 71 | 32 | / |
| Getters | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gotters | 71 | 19 | / |
| Heaters | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gouters | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gaytars | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atersch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gooters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Othiers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aisters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eatters | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gothors | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaytirs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haasters | 67 | 46 | / |
| Otthiers | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oters | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goutiers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goitiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outhiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getteurs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Atirs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gathers
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