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

The surname Goostrey occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goostrey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Goostrey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 281,205. In Australia Goostrey is mostly found in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found, Western Australia, where 9 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 5 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Goostrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goostrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goostrey last name grew 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goostrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goostrey surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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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