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
Goslings is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goslings? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goslings is the 2,136,387th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Goslings reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 286,223. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 46 percent reside, Overijssel, where 19 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.
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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