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

Gelding occurs most in Australia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gelding click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelding? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Gelding occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Gelding are found; 56 percent are found in Australasia and 56 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 771,306. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 46 percent live, New South Wales, where 31 percent live and Northern Territory, where 17 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Gelding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gelding has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gelding last name decreased 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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