Gault Surname

30,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,786 people bear this surname

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

Gault Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gait'; Old English gait, a boar pig; compare Pigg, Wildbore, Hogg, &c. 'Gait, a boar pig (North): Nominate MS.'(Halliwell). 'Gresse groweneasagalte': Morte Arthure MS. Lincoln, F. 65 (ibid).' Galte (or gylte) swyne, mfrendus': Promptorium Parvulorum And v.

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Gault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0591:40,0114,925
France3,5671:18,6212,087
Northern Ireland1,2721:1,450306
Scotland8981:5,962964
Canada8531:43,1955,363
England8301:67,1307,777
Australia7701:35,0594,623
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Ireland431:109,5105,657
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Guam211:7,6251,143
Belize181:19,7491,760
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Wales111:281,32115,850
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6221:7,1221,106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2581:14,5091,642
England1401:174,11014,584
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0431:24,5813,057

Gault (57) may also be a first name.

Gault Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gait'; Old English gait, a boar pig; compare Pigg, Wildbore, Hogg, &c. 'Gait, a boar pig (North): Nominate MS.'(Halliwell). 'Gresse groweneasagalte': Morte Arthure MS. Lincoln, F. 65 (ibid).' Galte (or gylte) swyne, mfrendus': Promptorium Parvulorum And v. gait, Jamieson's Dict.

Gilbert Gait, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

An adjectival surname formed from gallda (foreign), mainly found in Antrim. MIF 233

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) The stranger or foreigner.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Galti; from the French, Gualtier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gault Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gault (Arabic: جولت) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gault? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,057th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 409,735 people. The surname Gault occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gault reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 9,059 people, or 1 in 40,011. In The United States Gault is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, South Carolina, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Gault Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gault has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 593 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gault Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gault last name is chiefly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gault are 17.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.84% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaulte912/
Gaultt912/
Gaultz911/
Gaults910/
Gauelt910/
Galt893,901/
Gaut893,440/
Gult89145/
Goyault83130/
Gayault831/
Gauld803,260/
Gulte802,167/
Goult80697/
Galts80243/
Gallt80150/
Gautz80111/
Gultz8084/
Galte8082/
Gautt8058/
Gealt8051/
Gayut8039/
Gaust8035/
Ghaut8021/
Galtt8015/
Gauts809/
Gults808/
Ghalt806/
Gaudt805/
Gulth804/
Gauet804/
Gaylt803/
Galth802/
Ngult801/
Galht801/
Ghult801/
Ngalt801/
Guldt801/
Gullt801/
Gaelt800/
Gaalt800/
Gautlett770/
Gau7582,928/
Gat7521,793/
Gut7516,764/
Ghalte73305/
Gauyat73104/
Gayout7374/
Gaujot7346/
Gultch7337/
Galltz7320/
Gayaut7319/
Ghauts7318/
Gaujat7315/
Gaouet7310/
Gailet736/
Gausst734/
Gauyet734/
Goultz732/
Gehalt732/
Gautch732/
Goults731/
Gauett731/
Gauyot731/
Gaylet731/
Gaujet731/
Gailte731/
Gajout731/
Goulte731/
Gulltt731/
Ghaust731/
Gautsh730/
Gayalt730/
Ghultz730/
Gatlet730/
Gealtz730/
Gaud67292,567/
Gaus6718,733/
Gast6717,128/
Gatt6710,500/
Gust679,750/
Ngau678,729/
Gaju678,563/
Gout674,047/
Gutt673,527/
Gaillet672,913/
Gait671,195/
Gats671,071/
Ghau671,031/
Guld67976/
Golt67769/
Gaiu67647/
Gayu67555/
Ghat67536/
Gaup67533/
Gahu67506/
Ghayout67357/
Gayt67251/
Gaux67248/
Gaat67138/
Gadt67137/
Gauu67132/
Gald67124/
Geat6793/
Gauš6791/
Gauy6759/
Guht6748/
Gultová6733/
Ghut6733/
Gaue6732/
Gauz6731/
Gujt6731/
Gauh6727/
Kgau6724/
Gutå6716/
Gudt6715/
Gasselt678/
Gauč678/
Gutp677/
Gultsch677/
Guët674/
Gatì673/
Gatd672/
Gatlett672/
Gulč672/
Gultova672/
Hgau672/
Gehalth671/
Galtova671/
Guzt671/
Gulldtt671/
Goutlet671/
Gutd671/
Gouelts671/
Cgat671/
Gatp671/
Ggau671/
Gallthe670/

Gault Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gault in the Arabic language
جولتjwlt-

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