Gornall Surname

142,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gornall Surname Definition:

William Gomel of Normandy, 1195; Robert Guernuel, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Gornall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9351:28,7953,889
United States5001:724,91856,977
Australia2141:126,14813,799
Chile1341:131,4664,661
Canada801:460,57039,784
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Wales501:61,8915,534
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:28,5093,861
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gornall (19) may also be a first name.

Gornall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Gomel of Normandy, 1195; Robert Guernuel, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From Gortnell; a location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gornall Last Name Facts

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

Gornall is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 142,231st most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,328,289 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Gornall are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Gornall is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,935 people, or 1 in 28,795. In England Gornall is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 32 percent reside, Merseyside, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Gornall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gornall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gornall last name expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 12,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 517 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gornall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gornall surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gornall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning 257,447 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 196.21% more than the national average, earning R 703,908 per year; in United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gornalle9336/
Gornal92202/
Hornall86118/
Gornail8677/
Gornale8625/
Garnall8611/
Gurnall868/
Gornald860/
Gornoll860/
Ornal83183/
Gournail8032/
Gurnalle801/
Gornault801/
Arnall771,730/
Hornal77266/
Gernal77156/
Gürnal77144/
Garnal7789/
Gurnal7738/
Orneal775/
Ornald772/
Orgnal771/
Gornál771/
Gornol771/
Gorneault75249/
Gornalova7519/
Gorneille754/
Gournault751/
Gornalová751/
Gernhaull750/
Gernail7180/
Gurnale7166/
Gurneal7125/
Garnale718/
Arnalle714/
Garnaal713/
Arnhall713/
Ornagli712/
Aarnall711/
Gornold711/
Harnall710/
Argnall710/
Garnoll710/
Garnald710/
Orneill710/
Horznal710/
Ornolld710/
Garneal710/
Gurnald710/
Arnal6713,869/
D'Arnall673/
Ornał671/
Gurnalhe671/
Gurnaale671/
Harnalle671/
Ornol670/

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Gornall Reference & Research

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Gornall 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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