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
Average Male Gosnell Height
177.81 cm
Average Female Gosnell Height
162.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gosnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosnell is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosnell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,757th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 705,474 people. The surname is mostly found 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 frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
Gosnell is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,045 people, or 1 in 40,073. In The United States Gosnell is most common in: South Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Gosnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gosnell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those bearing the Gosnell last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gosnell surname are 30.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.58% registered with 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
| 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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