Gaunson Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Gaunson Surname Definition:
A Caithness surname. See under Gaunson.
Gaunson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
Gaunson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Caithness surname. See under Gaunson.
Surnames in Caithness and Shetland. Son of Gavin (Gaven), which see. Alexander Gawensone gave a charter of a tenement of land in Naim to his brother-german Donald Gawensone, 1563 (Seah Supp., 408). His seal reads: S' Alex andri Gawieson (Macdonald, 1038).
Gaunson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaunson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaunson is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaunson? popularity and diffusion
Gaunson is the 2,152,526th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Gaunson live; 99 percent live in Australasia and 99 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Gaunson is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 465,443. In Australia Gaunson is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 45 percent reside, Western Australia, where 21 percent reside and Queensland, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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