Gaugh Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Gaugh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. (Welsh) 'the red-complexioned'; v. Goff. One of the very few nicknames that can be found in among Welsh surnames.

Robert Gogh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Gaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5481:661,42152,894
Panama131:300,9437,078
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Gaugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. (Welsh) 'the red-complexioned'; v. Goff. One of the very few nicknames that can be found in among Welsh surnames.

Robert Gogh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

Welsh. Red-from complexion.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Goughs, of Steeple Barton, Oxfordshire, were one of the oldest landed families in that county (Wing's "Steeple Barton").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaugh (Hindi: गउघ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaugh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 559,180th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. Gaugh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gaugh live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 661,421. In The United States Gaugh is most common in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaugh last name increased 151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gaugh are 12.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.23% registered with the political party.

Gaugh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.04% more than the national average, earning $52,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ghaiugh831/
Gough8044,338/
Haugh807,769/
Ghugh801,175/
Gaugg80396/
Gaukh8066/
Ayugh8062/
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Ngough7363/
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Haug6733,147/
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Gaag671,395/
Gogh671,182/
Gukh671,167/
Gakh671,006/
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Asgh67891/
Ough67874/
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Aukh67214/
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Ngag67101/
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Gasg676/
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Gaeg673/
Geag673/
Gugt673/
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Eugh672/
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Gacg672/
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Uggh672/
Uygh672/
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Auhq672/
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Gazqugz671/
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A'Gh671/
Aygh671/
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Oggh671/
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Gaugh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaugh in the Hindi language
गउघga'ugha-

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