Gomersal Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gomersal Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Gomersal (Yorks), 14th cent. Gomersall = (prob.) Gomer’s Hall [Old English h(e)all] The pers. name is prob. the Hebrew Gomer, q.v.

Gomersal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028

Gomersal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Gomersal (Yorks), 14th cent. Gomersall = (prob.) Gomer’s Hall [Old English h(e)all] The pers. name is prob. the Hebrew Gomer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gomersal, a township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gomersal Last Name Facts

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

Gomersal is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomersal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Gomersal is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gomersal live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 74 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 5 percent are found. Barring England Gomersal exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Gomersal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gomersal has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gomersal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gomersal are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Gomersal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

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Gomersal Reference & Research

Gomersall One-name Study - A profile of the Gomersall surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Gomersall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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