Gorman Surname
Approximately 73,466 people bear this surname
Gorman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gormund'; compare Osman and Wyman from Osmund and Wymond. Perhaps related to the Irish Gorman and O'Gorman. Lower says,' Gormund is an old Scotticism from the French gourmand, an enormous eater, a glutton.
Read More About This SurnameGorman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,864 | 1:8,263 | 982 |
| England | 8,050 | 1:6,921 | 1,006 |
| Australia | 5,035 | 1:5,362 | 778 |
| Ireland | 4,464 | 1:1,055 | 199 |
| Canada | 3,541 | 1:10,405 | 1,552 |
| Ghana | 2,632 | 1:10,266 | 1,368 |
| Scotland | 1,892 | 1:2,830 | 521 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,576 | 1:1,171 | 240 |
| New Zealand | 371 | 1:12,206 | 2,120 |
| Wales | 315 | 1:9,824 | 1,087 |
| South Africa | 304 | 1:178,216 | 19,593 |
| Thailand | 296 | 1:238,643 | 40,474 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Spain | 94 | 1:497,362 | 25,035 |
| Russia | 89 | 1:1,619,360 | 108,163 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,539 | 1:800 | 133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,551 | 1:9,555 | 1,440 |
| Scotland | 924 | 1:4,051 | 650 |
| Wales | 151 | 1:10,387 | 628 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,433 | 1:4,392 | 547 |
The alternate forms: Görman (86) are calculated separately.
Gorman (1,144) may also be a first name.
Gorman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gormund'; compare Osman and Wyman from Osmund and Wymond. Perhaps related to the Irish Gorman and O'Gorman. Lower says,' Gormund is an old Scotticism from the French gourmand, an enormous eater, a glutton.' This is not a happy solution, as the surname is not a Scotch one.
William Gormund, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Celtic) Of Livid Complexion [Irish Gorman—gorm, blue, livid + the diminutive suff.
-án]
Recte Mac Gormáin But the prefix O has been widely substituted for Mac, especially in the case of the Clare sept. That of Co. Monaghan has to some extent retained the Mac. IF 162 etc; MIF 258; Map Clare
Recte Mac Gormáin But the prefix O has been widely substituted for Mac, especially in the case of the Clare sept. That of Co. Monaghan has to some extent retained the Mac. IF 162 etc; MIF 258; Map Clare
(Irish) The descendant of the little, blue man, possibly referring the color of his clothes.
Gormand is an old Scotticism for the French gourmand, an enormous eater, a glutton.
A native of Germany, the same as Germain (which see).
From the Dutch, Gortman; from the Flemish, Gouman; from the French, Gourmont; a personal name.
Gorman: when not from the Norse Gormundr, is from Gourmont, and this is the more probable as it is a name still widespread in Normandy. Gorman was the name of a policeman in a district in Devon.
Gorman Demographics
Gorman Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gorman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorman (Arabic: جورمن, Georgian: გორმან, Hindi: गोरमन, Russian: Горман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Görman. Click here for other potential spellings of Gorman.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,725th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,196 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gorman live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorman is also the 235,318th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,144 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 43,864 people, or 1 in 8,263. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 94 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Gorman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gorman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorman last name increased 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 316 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 19 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gorman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gorman last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland and Orthodox (77%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Gorman surname are 8.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Gorman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning 409,618 kr per year; in Peru they earn 145.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,509 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.22% more than the national average, earning R 406,872 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,189 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorman in the Georgian language | ||
| გორმან | gorman | - |
| Gorman in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरमन | goramana | - |
| Gorman in the Russian language | ||
| Горман | gorman | - |
| Gorman in the Arabic language | ||
| جورمن | jwrmn | - |
| جورمان | jwrman | - |
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