Getting Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Getting Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Gaithen, Gaithin, =?Straight [cp. Irish gaithean, a straight branch]

Getting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:699,72855,357
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
England221:2,532,63991,802
India131:59,005,029552,550
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Getting (23) may also be a first name.

Getting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Gaithen, Gaithin, =?Straight [cp. Irish gaithean, a straight branch]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Getting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Getting (Russian: Геттинг) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Getting.

How Common Is The Last Name Getting? popularity and diffusion

The last name Getting is the 486,864th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,685,551 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Getting are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Getting is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 518 people, or 1 in 699,728. In The United States Getting is most common in: Iowa, where 24 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Jamaica, where 4 percent are found.

Getting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Getting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Getting surname expanded 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Getting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Getting are 37.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.35% registered to vote for the party.

Getting earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gettings932,479/
Goetting93877/
Guetting931/
Getthing930/
Geitting930/
Gaetting930/
Etting92147/
Geting9234/
Gettin9223/
Kgettings883/
Götting862,294/
Gething861,364/
Geeting86586/
Gotting86399/
Setting86266/
Zetting86171/
Gatting86149/
Hetting86146/
Goeting8694/
Jetting8673/
Gesting8666/
Gitting8656/
Gettina8616/
Guettin8614/
Ettiong869/
Gueting868/
Getteng867/
Eutting861/
Gehting861/
Yetting861/
Ettings861/
Cetting861/
Getthin860/
Getings860/
Geiting860/
Gieting860/
Estting860/
Eting831,330/
Getin83435/
Gettingová8217/
Gittings803,068/
Giesting80232/
Guetteng80177/
Geething8045/
Geetings8042/
Hjetting8025/
Hettings807/
Guitting807/
Gheiting803/
Goehting801/
Sietting801/
Gatthing800/
Eastting800/
Jettings800/
Guesting800/
Goething800/
Gestin772,123/
Gesing772,020/
Eiting771,312/
Gethin771,170/
Settin77646/
Getten77567/
Etiong77312/
Guetin77267/
Giting77255/
Goting77242/
Euting77226/
Ytting77112/
Gittin7787/
Zettin7785/
Heting7772/
Eyting7771/
Gating7768/
Itting7750/
Seting7739/
Geteng7738/
Eating7736/
Getina7735/
Jeting7727/
Cettin7722/
Esting7720/
Zeting7720/
Etteng7720/
Göting7720/
Ething776/
Etings775/
Gäting775/
Etieng774/
Yeting773/
Etihng772/
Edting772/
Gueing772/
Ettink771/
Jettin771/
Etimng771/
Geßing771/
Ngetin771/
Getinn771/
Gettinová758/
Guittings751/
Hijetting751/
Etng731/
Giesing711,400/
Zitting71754/
Heiting71552/
Guestin71424/
Geesing71296/
Gathing71275/
Guiting71222/
Hesting71184/
Hytting71184/
Etingue71181/
Gessing71176/
Heyting71167/
Sieting71164/
Guetten71155/
Gießing71138/
Heuting7174/
Ghoting7159/
Guittin7155/
Easting7148/
Gothing7148/
Gejsing7148/
Hätting7138/
Gysting7129/
Yotting7128/
Djettin7123/
Gihting7121/
Sitting7117/
Zieting7115/
Eijting7114/
Götteng7114/
Ghesing7113/
Geysing7113/
Jesting7110/
Settien7110/
Seating718/
Jetteng717/
Heating716/
Hitting716/
Etingke716/
Gisting715/
Goiting715/
Uitting714/
Jieting714/
Itthing714/
Jesttin713/
Zettina713/
Jitting713/
Seeting712/
Seiting712/
Yesting712/
Ghating712/
Guesing712/
Ngeteng712/
Eddting712/
Cheting712/
Ngiting711/
Ceiting711/
Hetihng711/
Eesting711/
Gueitin711/
Gettenn711/
Gatihng711/
Gittina711/
Gittisn711/
Godting711/
Zettien711/
Zettihn711/
Zettingová711/
Eationg711/
Hieting711/
Heßting711/
Zheting711/
Gotieng711/
Gitings711/
Ghetten711/
Gaiting711/
Etienng711/
Estingt711/
Geching711/
Gittind711/
Kgeteng711/
Gotteng711/
Gitieng711/
Githing710/
Jething710/
Eatings710/
Geetimg710/
Ceating710/
Goyting710/
Ehiting710/
Edthing710/
Oitting710/
Eteng6715,401/
Cetin678,345/
Going672,799/
Yting671,366/
Setin671,172/
Iting671,061/
Geçin67558/
Giessing67468/
Hestings67405/
Gaing67383/
Heijting67360/
Gesin67354/
Gitin67265/
Goetinck67181/
Geten67148/
Seing67141/
Zetin67118/
Ghing67114/
Jetin6778/
Jestings6776/
Gecin6764/
Gătin6745/
Guein6744/
Ziething6741/
Etingova6740/
Jittieng6738/
Gaitings6737/
Guitteng6733/
Geijn6730/
Gheng6728/
Ngaiting6721/
Geina6720/
Gîtin6717/
Geeng6713/
Getim6712/
Sging6710/
Ghein6710/
Hetingke6710/
Guessing679/
Jeing679/
Kgetheng679/
Gheesing678/
Zeing677/
Getinova674/
Chesting674/
Sittieng674/
Eastings673/
Zgeng672/
Yetingue672/
Seething672/
Sgeng672/
Hessting671/
Heasting671/
Cheeting671/
Hittings671/
Guethten671/
Gittn671/
Gytin671/
Settn671/
Hetingue671/
Gueshtin671/
Gétin671/
Getne671/
Getén671/
Gietienė671/
Kgathing671/
Khething671/
Gotng671/
Settaeng671/
Edtng671/
Ethng671/
Jitthing671/
Heithing671/
Jittings670/
Heisting670/
Gestn670/
Seathing670/
Gessings670/
Chething670/

Getting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Getting in the Russian language
Геттингgetting-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Getting
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