Goslings Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Goslings 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 SurnameGoslings Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Goslings 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.
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.
Goslings Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goslings Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goslings is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goslings? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Goslings live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 286,223. In The Netherlands Goslings is most numerous in: South Holland, where 46 percent are found, Overijssel, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosling | 93 | 13,450 | / |
| Gollings | 88 | 612 | / |
| Gossling | 88 | 556 | / |
| Ghosling | 88 | 3 | / |
| Goosling | 88 | 2 | / |
| Goylings | 88 | 2 | / |
| Goslling | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gousling | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goshling | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gohsling | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goulings | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goling | 86 | 901 | / |
| Golngs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gotszling | 82 | 177 | / |
| Godszling | 82 | 20 | / |
| Gottsling | 82 | 1 | / |
| Golling | 80 | 1,901 | / |
| Goßling | 80 | 79 | / |
| Goliong | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gouling | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gotling | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gohling | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gasling | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gocling | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gooling | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gholing | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gozling | 80 | 4 | / |
| Golging | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngoling | 80 | 2 | / |
| Galings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goiling | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goslink | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gotschling | 78 | 9 | / |
| Godschling | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gausling | 75 | 693 | / |
| Gottling | 75 | 104 | / |
| Goczling | 75 | 49 | / |
| Gahlings | 75 | 32 | / |
| Gosslink | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nggoling | 75 | 4 | / |
| Haslings | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gassling | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gatlings | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gothling | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gallings | 75 | 1 | / |
| Golingue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goutling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gottschling | 74 | 4,645 | / |
| Galing | 71 | 2,186 | / |
| Goleng | 71 | 564 | / |
| Golink | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaussling | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gotchling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goslincke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gatling | 67 | 3,676 | / |
| Kgoleng | 67 | 263 | / |
| Galling | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ngaling | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gaßling | 67 | 42 | / |
| Galiong | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ngoleng | 67 | 27 | / |
| Golleng | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ghaling | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gotleng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gauling | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gahling | 67 | 5 | / |
| Galingg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gasleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gollink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gothchling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golinke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gottchling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gottszlink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golienk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaaling | 67 | 0 | / |
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