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Where Does The Last Name Gorham Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gorham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorham? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gorham is the 36,605^th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 505,763 people. The last name Gorham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gorham live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorham is also the 920,134^th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 105 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,685 people, or 1 in 31,019. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Gorham is found in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Gorham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gorham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorham last name rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 3 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gorham surname are 3.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gorham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.2% more than the national average, earning R 402,084 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,789 CAD per year.