Ghosley Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ghosley Surname Definition:

From Gouseley, which is armorially identified with Goushill, a branch of De Ver. See Thorold, Warham.

Ghosley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Ghosley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gouseley, which is armorially identified with Goushill, a branch of De Ver. See Thorold, Warham.

The Norman People (1874)

Ghosley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghosley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghosley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghosley is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ghosley are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Ghosley is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 50 percent reside, Greater London, where 25 percent reside and West Sussex, where 25 percent reside.

Ghosley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ghosley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ghosley surname decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosley92341/
Gholey92176/
Ghosle9296/
Ghosly921/
Goosley8670/
Ghoshly8656/
Gossley8614/
Gholley862/
Ghouley861/
Godsley861/
Gholiey861/
Goesley860/
Gousley860/
Ghole837,737/
Goley833,829/
Gholy83611/
Gosle8314/
Gosly831/
Ngholeye8041/
Ghaley772,600/
Gooley772,230/
Golley771,844/
Goslee77883/
Gouley77840/
Gholiy77567/
Gholay77262/
Gosler77256/
Nghole77209/
Gahley77124/
Ghusle7792/
Ghasle7774/
Goleyu7758/
Gotley7756/
Ghosla7741/
Gesley7740/
Gholer7738/
Goleya7737/
Gozley7729/
Gusley7726/
Gholeh7724/
Gohley7718/
Ghoule7716/
Gosles7714/
Goesle7712/
Gholya7712/
Gholep7710/
Ghouly777/
Gossly776/
Ngoley776/
Ghotle775/
Ghotly775/
Ghasly775/
Gholge774/
Ghoole774/
Ghozly774/
Gasley773/
Goiley773/
Goslet773/
Gosloy772/
Gossle772/
Goosly771/
Ghoily771/
Gholae771/
Gholhe771/
Ghesle771/
Goslae771/
Ghosli771/
Goyley771/
Goleey771/
Gholyh771/
Goleyj771/
Gholet771/
Goliey770/
Goslie770/
Gously770/
Goesly770/
Goslay770/
Gole7380,326/
Goly737,065/
Ghalley7113,523/
Gossler711,588/
Goslett71635/
Goulley71429/
Goselle71246/
Gosliya71216/
Ghoilay71138/
Ghouleh71104/
Ghoshli7196/
Gessley7181/
Gohsler7177/
Gosslee7174/
Gouleye7160/
Goulehy7131/
Gothley7129/
Goshlya7124/
Goszler7116/
Goszlay7116/
Goszleh7115/
Gholiya7114/
Goselly7111/
Ghoshla7111/
Ngoleye7111/
N'Goley7111/
Gholeis719/
Göhsler718/
Ngolley717/
Ghoolet715/
Ngoleyo715/
Ghashle714/
Ghousli714/
Ghaslet714/
Goshler713/
Ngholya713/
Gahsler713/
Ngoleya713/
Ghoully712/
Giesley712/
Gholawe712/
Ghuslhe712/
Goleyah712/
Goleyas712/
Gholleh712/
Ng'hole711/
Gassley711/
Godtley711/
Gottsle711/
Goosler711/
Gosller711/
Ghaleye711/
Gholaye711/
Gholayi711/
Gholheh711/
Gholler711/
Ghasleh711/
Gahlley711/
Gosslet711/
Ngoiley711/
Ghousla711/
Gadsley710/
Gausley710/
Goisler710/
Gosless710/
Goddsly710/
Gozzley710/
Gochley710/
Gussley710/
Ggooley710/
Gosslie710/
Goodsly710/
Ghale6748,237/
Ghaly6747,732/
Ngole6741,327/
Gholi676,973/
Golez676,209/
Kgole674,814/
Golay674,413/
Galey674,107/
Golea674,064/
Golle673,639/
Goule673,556/
Golly673,550/
Goles672,852/
Goleh671,986/
Goler671,157/
Ghola671,067/
Gouly67880/
Goleš67710/
Golya67673/
Gahle67668/
Goole67553/
Golet67413/
Gasle67390/
Goliy67384/
Goyle67282/
Golie67262/
Gasly67216/
Gooly67215/
Goile67191/
Gohle67186/
Golej67179/
Golyy67158/
Goled67139/
Golee67132/
Ngoly67131/
Goloy67118/
Gosla67116/
Golei6761/
Goszleth6749/
Gosselle6749/
Goleţ6742/
Gotle6741/
Golyo6735/
Golye6724/
Golge6722/
Gohly6717/
Gholiyah6716/
Golue6715/
Goluy6714/
Goleś6713/
Gosli6710/
Gesle679/
Gusly678/
Golae678/
Goleu677/
Gusle674/
Gozly674/
Goloe674/
Goleć674/
Goleș674/
Gojle673/
Gouleyhe672/
Ghalleye671/
Golyi671/
Goily671/
Goszleah671/
Ghozelle671/
Gossller671/
Ngoileye671/
N'Golley671/
Gouleyou671/
Gossleth671/
Golje671/
Goleč671/
Goleň671/
Ggole671/
Ghouleit671/
Gholhaye671/
Ghashleh671/
Golep671/
Gahly671/
Gocle671/
Gosslerr671/
Goutsler670/
Gootsler670/
Giessley670/
Goottley670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghosley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis