Gorbold Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gorbold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gerbold' (Yonge); v. Garbett.

William Gorebald, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gorbold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gorbold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gerbold' (Yonge); v. Garbett.

William Gorebald, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(Teutonic) Spear-Bold [Anglo-Saxon Garb(e)ald = O.Ger. Gerbald-Old English gár= Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geirr, a spear + bald, bold] This name corresponds to the Italian- (Teutonic) Garibaldi (-i, genit.)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Old German Garibald (i.e. "spear-bold") has been thus anglicized, while in Italy it has taken the form of Garibaldi (Ferguson), where it is now appropriately borne by a patriotic hero.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gorbold Last Name Facts

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

Gorbold occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gorbold.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorbold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Gorbold is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gorbold live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gorbold is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 39 percent reside, Michigan, where 19 percent reside and New York, where 19 percent reside. Other than The United States Gorbold exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Gorbold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorbold has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorbold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gorbold are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Gorbold earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorbould9381/
Gorbol9223/
Gourbould880/
Gerbold8622/
Gorboul863/
Ghorbol861/
Gerboldt8052/
Garbould8036/
Gerboyld801/
Gorbal77451/
Garbol77139/
Orvold77123/
Arbold771/
Ghorbal711,322/
Harbold711,048/
Gorball7161/
Gourbal7158/
Garwold7128/
Garvold7113/
Garbald716/
Gerbolt715/
Garboll714/
Garbole712/
Arhbold711/
Gorbale711/
Garbolt711/
Ghourbal67219/
Harboldt6772/
Garwolds6713/
Gourbale671/

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