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Where Does The Last Name Gault Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gault (Arabic: جولت) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gault.

How Common Is The Last Name Gault? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gault is the 30,057^th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 409,735 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gault live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gault is also the 1,308,380^th most widespread first name in the world, held by 57 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 9,059 people, or 1 in 40,011. In The United States Gault is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, South Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Gault Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gault has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gault last name grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 593 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gault Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gault surname is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gault surname are 17.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Gault earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.78% less than the national average, earning R 166,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 61.86% less than the national average, earning $8,657,760 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $42,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $52,270 CAD per year.