Gatling Surname

124,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gatling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gertrude' . Clearly, from the instances given, the diminutive of some fontal-name. As Gertrude has given us the pet Gatty, so Gatelin would be the double diminutive; compare Catelin for Kate, now Catlin and Catling (which see), an exactly analogous case.

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Gatling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5761:101,35911,235
England461:1,211,26256,182
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

Gatling (12) may also be a first name.

Gatling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gertrude' . Clearly, from the instances given, the diminutive of some fontal-name. As Gertrude has given us the pet Gatty, so Gatelin would be the double diminutive; compare Catelin for Kate, now Catlin and Catling (which see), an exactly analogous case. The surname crossed the Atlantic, and gave us there the Gatling-gun. It is quite possible that Gatlin or Gatling is Catlin or Catling; compare Cammel and Gammel.

Geoffrey Gatelin, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johanna Gatelyn, Wiltshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

=Gadling, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gatling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatling occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,073rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,982,466 people. The last name Gatling is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gatling reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gatling is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,576 people, or 1 in 101,359. In The United States Gatling is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, Virginia, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Gatling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gatling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gatling last name increased 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gatling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gatling are 21.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.58% registered to vote for the political party.

Gatling earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $38,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattling9360/
Gaitling933/
Gatlings932/
Gastling931/
Ghatling931/
Gautling930/
Gatlin9213,271/
Galing922,186/
Atling9245/
Gailing86548/
Hatling86275/
Galling86245/
Astling86108/
Ngaling8669/
Getling8639/
Gattlin8638/
Attling8636/
Galiong8631/
Gotling8622/
Götling8622/
Gaitlin8613/
Gasling8611/
Ghaling868/
Gauling866/
Galingg865/
Gahling865/
Gastlin863/
Gatlind862/
Gatlint862/
Gatlyng862/
Gatleng861/
Gatllin861/
Ghatlin861/
Galings861/
Gaaling860/
Gayling860/
Galin839,011/
Galng834/
Gostling80855/
Gausling80693/
Göttling80664/
Eastling80540/
Göthling80236/
Gottling80104/
Gettling8091/
Gietling8034/
Kgatleng8033/
Gahlings8032/
Hatlhing8019/
Hattling8019/
Gailling8018/
Goetling805/
Nggaling803/
Gothling802/
Nghaling801/
Hastling801/
Gallings801/
Attlings801/
D'Gatlin801/
Hatlings800/
Goutling800/
Heatling800/
Galina774,545/
Gaulin774,524/
Gallin771,217/
Goling77901/
Galeng77611/
Galien77533/
Galion77453/
Gaslin77355/
Gotlin77172/
Gaylin77163/
Gahlin77115/
Galinn7755/
Gaglin7745/
Gatlyn7738/
Ghalin7735/
Galind7728/
Gailin7727/
Otling7724/
Ngalin779/
Gatlen777/
Galink776/
Gajlin775/
Galgin774/
Galiën774/
Galuin773/
Galisn773/
Galimg772/
Gatlim772/
Galngc772/
Gatiln771/
Galihn771/
Ggalin771/
Galint771/
Galhin770/
Goettling75236/
Hastlings756/
Goethling753/
Galn735/
Gallina7121,818/
Gosling7113,450/
Gallien715,961/
Gallion715,334/
Golling711,901/
Ostling71587/
Gattlen71379/
Kgaleng71258/
Gostlin71226/
Gauslin71106/
Gauglin7153/
Gaislin7150/
Outling7136/
Gottlin7132/
Goliong7132/
Gaylinn7128/
Gouling7126/
Gaulien7125/
Galinke7125/
Gothlin7124/
Othling7121/
Gohling7121/
Galleng7114/
Gaulion719/
Ghalion718/
Gallinn718/
Gotleng716/
Gahlion716/
Gooling715/
Gaylina715/
Gaulina715/
Ghailin715/
Ottling715/
Gholing714/
Gasleng714/
Galinne713/
Golging713/
Gaullin713/
Ghalina713/
Ngaleng713/
Hotling712/
Gailina712/
Ngoling712/
Gaylien711/
Gastlim711/
Gatilnn711/
Galiuin711/
Gallind711/
Gahalin711/
Galluin711/
Gazteln711/
Gaulind711/
Gotlind711/
Goiling711/
Gaileng711/
Galaeng711/
Ghalind711/
Gailien710/
Golin674,903/
Galen671,482/
Kgotleng671,086/
Gollings67612/
Galim67557/
Galinova67553/
Kgalaeng67484/
Gailienė67345/
Heitling67235/
Heutling67148/
Gaulienė67139/
Goslings6778/
Gaillien6773/
Galne6738/
Kgaileng6728/
Gottlind6721/
Galyn6717/
Ngalleng6711/
Galinová676/
Ghaln675/
Galiń675/
Nggoling674/
Galín673/
Ghosling673/
Goosling672/
Goylings672/
Goslling672/
Galän672/
Hoitling672/
Ngotleng672/
Nggaleng671/
Gayllina671/
Gauthlen671/
Galhn671/
Ghostlin671/
Galllina671/
Gatillön671/
Golingue671/
Nkgaleng671/
Gauthlim670/
Houtling670/
Gousling670/
Osthling670/
Goulings670/

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