Gosnell Surname

49,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gosnell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Gosa’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon Gosa, genit. Gosan- +heall]

Gosnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0451:40,0734,929
England4861:114,64611,731
Canada3511:104,97311,323
Australia1431:188,78118,817
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Ireland821:57,4263,925
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0931:45,9465,302

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A family settled as tenants in west Cork in the eighteenth century, some of whom became Gosling

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Anciently Gosnold, and therefore probably from some locality called Gosenwold, a wold or plain whereon geese were numerous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gosnell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gosnell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gosnell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosnell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gosnell is the 49,757th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 705,474 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gosnell live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gosnell is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 9,045 people, or 1 in 40,073. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Gosnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gosnell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gosnell surname 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 surname is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gosnell surname are 30.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.58% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gossnell935/
Godsnell931/
Gonell921,952/
Gosnel9214/
Osnell923/
Gonnell8646/
Gasnell8626/
Hosnell8616/
Goznell8610/
Gusnell862/
Gosneel861/
Osniell861/
Gossnel861/
Goynell860/
Gosnill860/
Gounell860/
Gonel83853/
Osnel8315/
Gausnell8093/
Gothnell8019/
Hoshnell801/
Hotsnell800/
Housnell800/
Gounel77297/
Gesnel77223/
Gonnel7739/
Goniel7727/
Hosnel7715/
Ganell7710/
Ngonel774/
Gusnel773/
Gasnel773/
Osniel772/
Gonuel771/
Gonill771/
Osnnel771/
Goneel771/
Asnell770/
Gonl738/
Osnl733/
Gannell7149/
Ngounel7111/
Ocnnell715/
Hosniel712/
Ngonnel711/
Hasnell711/
Hosneld711/
Gagnell711/
Gamnell710/
Gasnill710/
Gounnel710/
Ganel67241/
Asnel6794/
Gonil6714/
Osnil678/
Osenl674/
Oznel673/
Gonyl672/
Ngonl671/
Gonül671/
Gonlh671/
Ganll671/
Eushnell671/
Gonnl671/
Hochnell670/
Ocinnell670/
Gonld670/
Gannoell670/
Oxnel670/

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