Gosling Surname
Approximately 13,450 people bear this surname
Gosling 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 SurnameGosling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,772 | 1:7,169 | 1,044 |
| Australia | 1,609 | 1:16,778 | 2,360 |
| United States | 1,079 | 1:335,921 | 30,322 |
| Canada | 837 | 1:44,021 | 5,445 |
| South Africa | 502 | 1:107,924 | 13,006 |
| New Zealand | 285 | 1:15,889 | 2,773 |
| Germany | 200 | 1:402,527 | 37,103 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:17,288 | 1,873 |
| Scotland | 156 | 1:34,319 | 3,374 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Jamaica | 112 | 1:25,625 | 2,028 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | 1:26,358 | 2,890 |
| Paraguay | 67 | 1:108,011 | 2,466 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 44 | 1:100,679 | 6,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,622 | 1:5,274 | 799 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Jersey | 21 | 1:2,471 | 410 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 369 | 1:136,094 | 12,926 |
The alternate forms: Gösling (398) are calculated separately.
Gosling (62) may also be a first name.
Gosling 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 Gosling (a nickname) [Old English gós, goose + the double diminutive suff. -l-ing] 2 for Goslin 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.
Peter, Anchitel, Ralph, Robert Goscelin, Normandy, 1180-95; Richard G., 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph G. of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Roger and Walter Gosselin and Gosselyne, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Dutch, Goseling; from the French, Gosselin; a personal name.$
Gosling: is Joscelin in Brittany.
Gosling Demographics
Gosling Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gosling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosling Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gosling (Russian: Гослинг) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gösling. Click here for other potential spellings of Gosling.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosling? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gosling is the 39,062nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 541,825 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gosling are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles. Gosling is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 62 people.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 7,772 people, or 1 in 7,169. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Essex, where 7 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 5 percent live. Apart from England Gosling occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Gosling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gosling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 484 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 821 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 195 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gosling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gosling last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.
The amount Gosling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 101.18% more than the national average, earning 696,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.35% more than the national average, earning R 343,020 per year; in United States they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $53,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosling in the Russian language | ||
| Гослинг | gosling | - |
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