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).
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Gosney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosney is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gosney.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 107,915th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,687,713 people. Gosney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gosney reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,527 people, or 1 in 143,434. In The United States Gosney is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 12 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Gosney is found in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Gosney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gosney has changed through the years. 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 adherence of those carrying the Gosney last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gosney surname are 13.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.87% being registered to vote for the 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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