Gaught Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gaught Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
England1101:506,52832,143
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gaught Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaught is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gaught click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaught? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gaught live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Gaught is most numerous in: Alabama, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 45 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Gaught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaught has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaught Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaught last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Gaught earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.43% less than the national average, earning $33,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aught9166/
Haught835,892/
Ghaght839/
Gaughe834/
Gunght830/
Gought830/
Ught8015/
Haughts773/
Haughte770/
Aghte7329/
Hught731/
Gauhx731/
Aight731/
Ughts731/
Aaght731/
Haght731/
Gugch730/
Gaugd730/
Anght730/
Ought730/
Gajaghte711/
Haight6710,500/
Hought67266/
Gangch6752/
Hughte6727/
Huight678/
Goughs674/
Aghdte674/
Hughts674/
Goughe672/
Aighte671/
Gasghe671/
Guughe671/
Ajight671/
Haghtt671/
Haaght671/
Hayght670/
Hughtt670/
Ounght670/

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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 Gaught
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