Gatward Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gatward Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gateward,' a porter, a keeper of the gate; an official at a monastery, church, or hall. This surname still lives in the county in which it arose.

William le Gateward, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Gatward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6191:90,0139,714
Australia1331:202,97519,846
United States791:4,588,088240,017
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales51:618,90625,852
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3901:62,5017,261
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gatward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gateward,' a porter, a keeper of the gate; an official at a monastery, church, or hall. This surname still lives in the county in which it arose.

William le Gateward, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1778. Married — James Gatward and Mary Rusling: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Gatekeeper [Old English geat+ w(e)ard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gate-ward, a porter or gatekeeper.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gatward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatward is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatward is the 375,863rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gatward live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 90,013. In England Gatward is most frequent in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 9 percent live. Not including England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Gatward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gatward has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gatward last name rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gatward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gatward last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gatward earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.79% more than the national average, earning $53,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $46,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattward9326/
Gatwar92109/
Atward920/
Ghatwar864,615/
Gatware8666/
Gathwar8611/
Hatward8610/
Gattwar8610/
Attward869/
Getward867/
Gahtwar862/
Gaitwar861/
Gatwatr861/
Gautwar861/
Athward860/
Gottward802/
Ghaatwar802/
Ghattwar801/
Gatthwar801/
Ghatware801/
Ghautwar801/
Gaydward801/
Ghgatwar801/
Adward77208/
Gatuar77181/
Gadwar7729/
Gotwar773/
Atword771/
Gatwor771/
Atuard771/
Otward770/
Ghatuar711,637/
Godward71630/
Gedward7150/
Ghatwor7120/
Gathuar7115/
Ghotwar7111/
Gadhwar7110/
Gahtuar7110/
Outward717/
Gadbard712/
Atwords712/
Hadward712/
Athwart711/
Gotware711/
Eadward711/
Gatduar711/
Attword711/
Headward67113/
Goodward6743/
Gettwart6737/
Eadwards672/
Gastuare671/
Ghatuatr671/
Gghatuar671/
Gedwardt671/
Outhward670/

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