Gosby Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gosby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England651:857,20145,134
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia451:599,90442,958
Wales141:221,03813,576
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gosby (38) may also be a first name.

Gosby Last Name Facts

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

Gosby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Gosby is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gosby are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gosby is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Gosby exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

Gosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gosby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gosby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gosby last name are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gosby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.94% more than the national average, earning 556,989 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.71% less than the national average, earning $33,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning $41,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goosby911,388/
Gousby91117/
Godsby9186/
Gosbey912/
Goesby911/
Osby891,937/
Goby891,528/
Goodsby8332/
Goosbey836/
Gossbey830/
Godsbey830/
Goudsby830/
Goossby830/
Gobay801,823/
Gobey801,371/
Gouby801,146/
Goboy80973/
Ousby80425/
Gooby80309/
Osbey80275/
Gasby80104/
Hosby8052/
Gusby8046/
Gosbi8016/
Gotby806/
Otsby805/
Gobys803/
Gosba803/
Ngoby803/
Gosvy802/
Odsby802/
Ozsby801/
Osbay801/
Gobiy801/
Gobyi801/
Gosbe801/
Gobyo801/
Gobyt801/
Gesby801/
Gadsby734,938/
Gosbee73733/
Housby73293/
Gobhay73249/
Gausby7371/
Goubay7367/
Gobaya7348/
Ousbey7332/
Goubey7330/
Gousbi7324/
Goobey7320/
Ngobey7319/
Gobysh7311/
Gottby7311/
Hosbey739/
Gatsby738/
Ghotby737/
Ghobiy737/
Gassby736/
Ngobay733/
Gobych732/
Gosway732/
Goibay732/
Ghobay732/
Ngouby732/
Oshbay731/
Goosvy731/
Gothby731/
Gobgay731/
Goobyh731/
Gosbai731/
Gobytė731/
Ghobey731/
Gosber730/
Gosbea730/
Gasbey730/
Goswey730/
Gusbuy730/
Gosbet730/
Ghasby730/
Hotsby730/
Gushby730/
Goba6725,737/
Gaby6717,244/
Gobi678,692/
Gobe676,151/
Asby67781/
Oxby67770/
Ghoubay6763/
Gobé6751/
Housbey6748/
Gadsbey6729/
Govy6722/
Osbi6715/
Ghobaya6715/
Houshby6715/
Osba679/
Goosbee673/
Osbe673/
Gobj673/
Osvy672/
Gausbey671/
Gadsbuy671/
Ghoshbi671/
Gousbee671/
Gousbhi671/
Gusbaya671/
Gasbaya671/
Gobá671/
Ngoubay671/
Ngousbi671/
Ngosbai671/
Ngasbay671/
Gosbois671/
Góby671/
Ghotboy671/
Gadsbay671/
Ghoshba671/
Gadsboy670/
Goosbie670/
Hoshbuy670/
Goosber670/

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