Gelding Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGelding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 77 | 1:316,563 | 20,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
Gelding Demographics
Average Gelding Salary in
England
£43,120
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guelding | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gielding | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elding | 92 | 357 | / |
| Geldin | 92 | 66 | / |
| Glding | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gilding | 86 | 1,329 | / |
| Helding | 86 | 329 | / |
| Yelding | 86 | 173 | / |
| Geldien | 86 | 128 | / |
| Zelding | 86 | 30 | / |
| Ealding | 86 | 29 | / |
| Gylding | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gueldin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Geldina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ielding | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaeldin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gleding | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gieldin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gldin | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yielding | 80 | 903 | / |
| Guilding | 80 | 153 | / |
| Hellding | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sielding | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gillding | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gueldeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gildings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yellding | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heldings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tjelding | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeldingh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gildding | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gledding | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zeldin | 77 | 1,222 | / |
| Seldin | 77 | 688 | / |
| Gildin | 77 | 305 | / |
| Gelden | 77 | 168 | / |
| Geldim | 77 | 67 | / |
| Gledin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ilding | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gyldin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gildng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Göldin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeldin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilddings | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guildings | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hilding | 71 | 1,263 | / |
| Zeldina | 71 | 131 | / |
| Gildina | 71 | 105 | / |
| Selldin | 71 | 55 | / |
| Gälldin | 71 | 54 | / |
| Guelden | 71 | 46 | / |
| Goelden | 71 | 40 | / |
| Silding | 71 | 20 | / |
| Yilding | 71 | 14 | / |
| Guildin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zheldin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gylldin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghildin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hylding | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gyldion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gielden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueldne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geldeen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gildion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gleddin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gellden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sleding | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hillding | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hildings | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hildingh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sledding | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zheldina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guildinc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geldenct | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gildn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Glden | 67 | 0 | / |
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