Gelding Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gelding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Another form of Golding or Goulding (v. Golden).

Geldanus de Twykeburgh, Devon Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Geldanus de Uppehill, Devon, ibid.

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Gelding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia351:771,30649,759
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Gelding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Another form of Golding or Goulding (v. Golden).

Geldanus de Twykeburgh, Devon Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Geldanus de Uppehill, Devon, ibid.

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

Gelding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelding is found most in Australia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gelding click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelding? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelding is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Gelding occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Gelding live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Gelding is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 771,306. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 46 percent are found, New South Wales, where 31 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 17 percent are found. Besides Australia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Gelding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelding has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gelding surname declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelding932/
Gielding931/
Elding92357/
Geldin9266/
Glding921/
Gilding861,329/
Helding86329/
Yelding86173/
Geldien86128/
Zelding8630/
Ealding8629/
Gylding867/
Gueldin862/
Geldina861/
Ielding861/
Gaeldin860/
Gleding860/
Gieldin860/
Gldin836/
Yielding80903/
Guilding80153/
Hellding8013/
Sielding806/
Gillding802/
Gueldeng801/
Gildings801/
Yellding801/
Heldings801/
Tjelding801/
Yeldingh801/
Gildding800/
Gledding800/
Zeldin771,222/
Seldin77688/
Gildin77305/
Gelden77168/
Geldim7767/
Gledin774/
Ilding773/
Gyldin771/
Gildng771/
Göldin771/
Jeldin771/
Gilddings752/
Guildings750/
Hilding711,263/
Zeldina71131/
Gildina71105/
Selldin7155/
Gälldin7154/
Guelden7146/
Goelden7140/
Silding7120/
Yilding7114/
Guildin713/
Zheldin713/
Gylldin713/
Ghildin712/
Hylding711/
Gyldion711/
Gielden711/
Gueldne711/
Geldeen710/
Gildion710/
Gleddin710/
Gellden710/
Sleding710/
Hillding6738/
Hildings6730/
Hildingh6715/
Sledding6714/
Zheldina678/
Guildinc671/
Geldenct670/
Gildn670/
Glden670/

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