Gornell Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Panama

Gornell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:366,56626,048
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Panama111:355,6607,645
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gornell Last Name Facts

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

Gornell has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gornell.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gornell is the 998,609th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gornell live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gornell is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 366,566. In England Gornell is most common in: Merseyside, where 51 percent reside, Lancashire, where 22 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Panama, where 4 percent reside.

Gornell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gornell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gornell last name increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gornell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gornell surname are 37.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84% registered with the party.

Gornell earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning $55,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gournell9316/
Ghornell930/
Ornell9299/
Gornel9233/
Hornell86461/
Gurnell86344/
Garnell86299/
Ohrnell8614/
Gournel866/
Gorniel861/
Ournell860/
Gernell860/
Ornel8395/
Gorrinnell820/
Gourniel801/
Gernaell800/
Garnnell800/
Gernnell800/
Gurnnell800/
Arnell773,661/
Gurnel77153/
Garnel77152/
Gernel7764/
Hornel7717/
Gorenl771/
Orneld771/
Ornelt770/
Orniel770/
Gernll770/
Garniel71364/
Harnell71329/
Garnael7114/
Ahrnell7110/
Hornuel719/
Gornleh711/
Hornill711/
Eurnell711/
Garneel711/
Horenll711/
Horniel711/
Gerniel710/
Garnill710/
Garnnel710/
Garnelt710/
Arnel671,087/
Ornil672/
Garnniel671/
Hornl671/
Harnnell670/
Hornuill670/
Arnll670/

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Gornell Reference & Research

Gornall One-name Study - A profile of the Gornall surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gornell
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