Goostrey Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Goostrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goostrey,' a village in Cheshire, near Holmes Chapel.

William de Goostree, 1339: East Cheshire.

Cicely de Goostree, 1339: ibid.

Goostrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia961:281,20525,117
United States791:4,588,088240,017
England581:960,65648,451
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Goostrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goostrey,' a village in Cheshire, near Holmes Chapel.

William de Goostree, 1339: East Cheshire.

Cicely de Goostree, 1339: ibid.

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

Goostrey Last Name Facts

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

Goostrey is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goostrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Goostrey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Goostrey live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Goostrey is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 281,205. In Australia Goostrey is most frequent in: Queensland, where 80 percent live, Western Australia, where 9 percent live and Northern Territory, where 5 percent live. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Goostrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goostrey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goostrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goostrey last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goostrey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $40,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,748 CAD per year.

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Gouttry676/
Ostrejz676/
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