Gawthorpe Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gawthorpe Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Gawthorpe, a gutturalized form of Hawthorpe=the Hedged Farm [Old English haga = Old Norse hagi, a hedge, hedged enclosure+O.E. and Old Norse þorp, a farm, estate, village]

Gawthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6931:80,4018,940
Australia511:529,32739,816
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3521:69,2487,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gawthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Gawthorpe, a gutturalized form of Hawthorpe=the Hedged Farm [Old English haga = Old Norse hagi, a hedge, hedged enclosure+O.E. and Old Norse þorp, a farm, estate, village]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Gawthorpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawthorpe is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gawthorpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawthorpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawthorpe is the 430,675th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gawthorpe reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 80,401. In England Gawthorpe is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Gawthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gawthorpe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gawthorpe surname increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gawthorpe Last Name Statistics demography

Gawthorpe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.56% less than the national average, earning $22,196 USD per year.

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