Gething Surname
Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname
Gething Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish Gaithen, Gaithin, =?Straight [cp. Irish gaithean, a straight branch]
Gething Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 705 | 1:79,033 | 8,835 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| South Africa | 185 | 1:292,852 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 330 | 1:73,865 | 8,120 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:10,185 | 620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Gething Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish Gaithen, Gaithin, =?Straight [cp. Irish gaithean, a straight branch]
From Geddiug; a location name in Suffolk Orfrom the Flemish, Goetinck; a personal name.
Gething Demographics
Average Gething Salary in
United States
$40,527 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gething Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gething Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gething is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gething? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 282,611th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,342,776 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gething live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 79,033. In England Gething is most common in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Staffordshire, where 10 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Gething Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gething has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gething surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gething Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gething last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gething earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.07% more than the national average, earning R 366,132 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,557 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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