Gosline Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Gosline Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goce' or 'Josse,' from diminutive Gocelin or Josselin. In Gosling the g is excrescent; compare Rawling, Tomling, Jennings, &c.; v. Goss (a) and Joslin.
Goslinus Dapifer, temp.
Read More About This SurnameGosline Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 594 | 1:610,200 | 49,533 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
Gosline (13) may also be a first name.
Gosline Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goce' or 'Josse,' from diminutive Gocelin or Josselin. In Gosling the g is excrescent; compare Rawling, Tomling, Jennings, &c.; v. Goss (a) and Joslin.
Goslinus Dapifer, temp. 1109: Lincolnshire Survey.
Gilbert, son of Gocelin: ibid.
Goselina fil. Gawyne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Symon Goseling, Norfolk, ibid.
Gauselin Johannes, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Matilda fil. Gocelini, 20 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Goslinus Dayvill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert Geslyng, 1379: ibid.
'John Gostlin, Master of Gonville and Cams Coll., Camb.' (1566'-1626): Dictionary of National Biography.
John Gostling (d. 1733), chorister': ibid.
1 the common French Gosselin, Gocelin = Gosse 1 (q.v.) + the double diminutive suff. -el-in.
Roger son Gocelin.—Hundred Rolls 2 for Gosling 1, q.v.
From the Anglo-Norman Christian name Joscelyn, or Goceline, Fil' Gocelini, Goscelin, Gosselin, and several other forms are found in the H.R, The assimilation of the name to that of a young goose by the addition of the g final is of modern date. Similar instances of the hardening of the soft g or j are observable in the Norman dialect. Thus jambe and gerbe are made gambe and guerbe.
Gosline Demographics
Average Gosline Salary in
United States
$45,193 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gosline Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosline Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gosline is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosline? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Gosline live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gosline is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 610,200. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 5 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Gosline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gosline has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gosline last name expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gosline Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gosline surname are 3.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.38% registered with the political party.
The amount Gosline earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.41% more than the national average, earning $70,754 CAD per year.
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