Gortney Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

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

Gortney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6451:561,95246,273
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Gortney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gortney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,320th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gortney reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 561,952. In The United States Gortney is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Kentucky, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Venezuela, where 0 percent live.

Gortney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gortney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,372 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gortney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gortney surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.61% registered with the political party.

Gortney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $37,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourtney933/
Gortny921/
Ortney921/
Gortner86360/
Gartney8614/
Gertney866/
Ourtney861/
Hortney860/
Ortne831/
Gorthner807/
Gourtner802/
Ortner7715,504/
Gartne7714/
Ourtne771/
Artney771/
Ortnyo771/
Ortnez771/
Gertny770/
Gartner7119,557/
Gurtner714,199/
Hartney712,050/
Orthner71307/
Hortner7137/
Orttner7121/
Görtner7119/
Ortnerr712/
Oortner711/
Gõrtner711/
Gartnet711/
Gártner711/
Orrtner711/
Hortnes710/
Hortnet710/
Hortness67172/
Gärttner67132/
Garthner6738/
Gardtner6726/
Garttner679/
Gurtenne678/
Artne676/
Gärdtner671/
Garrtner671/
Gärthner671/
Hourtnay670/
Ortna670/
Hortnett670/

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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 Gortney
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