Gloster Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Gloster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2621:287,21026,697
England3321:167,82515,507
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Canada1041:354,28532,012
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines761:1,482318
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
France131:5,109,440259,941
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1361:32,5733,185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Gloster (95) may also be a first name.

Gloster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gloster (Georgian: გლოსტერ, Russian: Глостер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gloster is the 181,156th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. The last name Gloster occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gloster reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 95 people.

The surname Gloster is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,262 people, or 1 in 287,210. In The United States Gloster is primarily found in: Florida, where 12 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Gloster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gloster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gloster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gloster last name is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gloster last name are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gloster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.02% more than the national average, earning R 482,460 per year; in United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $49,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glouster9332/
Glloster931/
Gloister930/
Gloter9221/
Gloste9219/
Glaster86311/
Glester8652/
Glotter8638/
Glosted865/
Gluster863/
Glother861/
Glouter860/
Glote834/
Gloutier8010/
Glauster805/
Glothier802/
Glasster801/
Gluister801/
Glottier800/
Glater77166/
Glotea777/
Gloute773/
Glothe771/
Glotes771/
Glosta771/
Glouthier750/
Glatter711,178/
Glastre7151/
Glastie7130/
Glatier7115/
Glather7115/
Gellote713/
Glotech712/
Glauter711/
Ghlothe711/
Gillote711/
Glustre711/
Glazter711/
Glaxter711/
Glassteher711/
Gillotte67421/
Guillote67213/
Glate6727/
Glota6721/
Gloythep674/
Gellotte674/
Gloty672/
Glauther672/
Gloti671/
Gilliote671/
Glatther671/
Glatstei671/
Glyatter671/
Glauterh671/

Gloster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gloster in the Georgian language
გლოსტერgloster-
Gloster in the Russian language
Глостерgloster-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Gloster
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