Gethings Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gethings Surname Definition:

Richard Gittin, of Malpas, 1603: Wills at Chester.

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Gethings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1951:24,1482,322
England1351:412,72628,150
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales161:193,40812,484
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gethings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gitto or Gethin', a Welsh name. (2) Local; v. Gidden. This does not concern the Welsh surname with its variants. The following proves that Gethin was pronounced Gittin:

Richard Gittin, of Malpas, 1603: Wills at Chester.

The following was evidently a Welsh marriage:

1629. John Pughe and Elizabeth Gittins: Marriage Lic. (London).

Jane Gittens, of Lea, 1672: Wills at Chester.

Thus Gethin or Gittin is to Gittins or Gittens as Evan is to Evans, or William to Williams.

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

Gittins is a characteristic Shropshire name at present most numerous in Shrewsbury and its district, and associated with the past history of that town. John Gyttyns was thrice bailiff of Shrewsbury towards the close of the 15th century: Gittins was the name of a master of the Free School of that town in the reign of James I. (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gethings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gethings occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gethings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gethings? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gethings is the 686,443rd most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gethings live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 24,148. In Ireland Gethings is most numerous in: Leinster, where 99 percent are found, Ulster, where 4 percent are found and Munster, where 1 percent are found. Other than Ireland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Gethings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gethings has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Gethings surname grew 267 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gethings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gethings surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gethings earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $55,378 CAD per year.

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