Gosney Surname
Approximately 4,318 people bear this surname
Gosney Surname Definition:
Or Cusney. Bernard de Cusneio of Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Gosney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,527 | 1:143,434 | 14,853 |
| England | 1,169 | 1:47,663 | 5,979 |
| Australia | 274 | 1:98,524 | 11,165 |
| New Zealand | 131 | 1:34,567 | 5,960 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 555 | 1:43,920 | 5,473 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:79,586 | 8,390 |
Gosney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Or Cusney. Bernard de Cusneio of Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Gosney Demographics
Gosney Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gosney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gosney is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gosney is the 107,915th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,687,713 people. The surname Gosney is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gosney live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Gosney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,527 people, or 1 in 143,434. In The United States Gosney is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 12 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Gosney is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Gosney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gosney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gosney last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gosney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gosney last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gosney last name are 13.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.87% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gosney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $49,878 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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