Gormly Surname

325,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gormly Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Anglicized forms of the Irish O’Goirmshleaghaigh, O’Goi- rmleaghaigh, O'Gormghaile, &c.

Gormly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:453,64138,803
Australia2581:104,63411,756
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2711:16,3462,035
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland921:40,6873,079
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:119,00211,640

Gormly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Anglicized forms of the Irish O’Goirmshleaghaigh, O’Goi- rmleaghaigh, O'Gormghaile, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gormly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gormly is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gormly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gormly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,490th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,375,806 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gormly live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 453,641. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 32 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Gormly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gormly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gormly last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gormly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gormly last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gormly last name are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.54% being registered with the political party.

Gormly earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.26% more than the national average, earning $51,892 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gormley9215,249/
Gormluy923/
Gormlay923/
Ghormly922/
Gormlya921/
Gormliy920/
Ormly910/
Ghormley86918/
Gourmley866/
Gorrmley862/
Gormlley861/
Gormilly860/
Gormelly860/
Hormly834/
Gormle832/
Gormli831/
Garmly830/
Gormla830/
Gormlie7779/
Garmley7772/
Gourmla772/
Ghormli772/
Gurmley772/
Ghormle771/
Gormlet771/
Germley770/
Gormler770/
Gormilla7113/
Gharmley712/
Gormelli711/
Armley6791/
Gormiller6711/
Hormla671/
Armloy671/
Gurmla671/
Harmly670/

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Gormly Reference & Research

Gormley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gormly
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