Gedling Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gedling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gedling,' a parish three miles and a half from Nottingham.

Hugh de Gedling, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1676. Married — Thomas Dove and Elizabeth Gidling: St.

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Gedling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:287,20622,180
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Gedling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gedling,' a parish three miles and a half from Nottingham.

Hugh de Gedling, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1676. Married — Thomas Dove and Elizabeth Gidling: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

1 = Gadling, q.v.

2 belonging to Gedling (Notts), same spelling in 13th cent. [prob. from the same pers. name as 1]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gedling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gedling is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gedling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Gedling occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gedling reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Gedling is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 287,206. In England Gedling is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 23 percent live, Lancashire, where 17 percent live and Merseyside, where 13 percent live. Aside from England Gedling occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Gedling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gedling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gedling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gedling surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Gedling earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geddling9339/
Edling922,801/
Gedlin921/
Gadling86401/
Hedling86161/
Giedlin8622/
Ejdling8616/
Godling8612/
Eidling865/
Jedling864/
Gedlina861/
Eddling861/
Eadling860/
Gidling860/
Zedling860/
Ghadling80550/
Seidling80322/
Heidling8055/
Seedling8048/
Geydelin8040/
Siedling8038/
Jejdling8017/
Headling8016/
Ejdeling806/
Gaddling802/
Edelling801/
Gadlling801/
Hedgling801/
Seadling800/
Guidling800/
Giddling800/
Heedling800/
Sedlin7785/
Ädling7755/
Jedlin7725/
Idling7723/
Gedlen7711/
Ydling773/
Gidlin772/
Cedlin771/
Edlyng771/
Edlink771/
Zedlin771/
Gedeln771/
Edleng770/
Giddlings752/
Heideling751/
Sidling71710/
Hydling7176/
Jedlink7142/
Seidlin7136/
Jidling7124/
Zeidlin7116/
Hidling7113/
Gäddlin715/
Gidelin712/
Cidling711/
Eidleng711/
Siddling674/
Chidling672/
Djidling671/
Hiddling671/
Siedlink671/
Sidhling671/
Iddlings671/

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