Gosnell Surname
Approximately 10,330 people bear this surname
Gosnell Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at (prob.) Gosa’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon Gosa, genit. Gosan- +heall]
Gosnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,045 | 1:40,073 | 4,929 |
| England | 486 | 1:114,646 | 11,731 |
| Canada | 351 | 1:104,973 | 11,323 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| New Zealand | 121 | 1:37,424 | 6,365 |
| Ireland | 82 | 1:57,426 | 3,925 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 137 | 1:177,922 | 14,779 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,093 | 1:45,946 | 5,302 |
Gosnell (41) may also be a first name.
Gosnell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at (prob.) Gosa’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon Gosa, genit. Gosan- +heall]
A family settled as tenants in west Cork in the eighteenth century, some of whom became Gosling
Anciently Gosnold, and therefore probably from some locality called Gosenwold, a wold or plain whereon geese were numerous.
Gosnell Demographics
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Gosnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosnell is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gosnell.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosnell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,757th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 705,474 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gosnell are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 9,045 people, or 1 in 40,073. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 13 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Gosnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gosnell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 828 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 152 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gosnell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gosnell last name are 30.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gosnell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning R 255,300 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gossnell | 93 | 5 | / |
| Godsnell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gonell | 92 | 1,952 | / |
| Gosnel | 92 | 14 | / |
| Osnell | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gonnell | 86 | 46 | / |
| Gasnell | 86 | 26 | / |
| Hosnell | 86 | 16 | / |
| Goznell | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gusnell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gosneel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osniell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gossnel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goynell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gosnill | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gounell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gonel | 83 | 853 | / |
| Osnel | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gausnell | 80 | 93 | / |
| Gothnell | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hoshnell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hotsnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Housnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gounel | 77 | 297 | / |
| Gesnel | 77 | 223 | / |
| Gonnel | 77 | 39 | / |
| Goniel | 77 | 27 | / |
| Hosnel | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ganell | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngonel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gusnel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gasnel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osniel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osnnel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goneel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asnell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gonl | 73 | 8 | / |
| Osnl | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gannell | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ngounel | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ocnnell | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hosniel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngonnel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasnell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hosneld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gagnell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamnell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gasnill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gounnel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ganel | 67 | 241 | / |
| Asnel | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gonil | 67 | 14 | / |
| Osnil | 67 | 8 | / |
| Osenl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oznel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngonl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonül | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eushnell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonnl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochnell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ocinnell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gonld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gannoell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oxnel | 67 | 0 | / |
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