Gospell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gospell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godesbal,' an imitative corruption.

Hugh Godesbal, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katherine Gosebolle, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

After five centuries the descendants of the above are found in the same district.

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Gospell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Gospell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godesbal,' an imitative corruption.

Hugh Godesbal, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katherine Gosebolle, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

After five centuries the descendants of the above are found in the same district.

1736. Married — Gilbert Seabrook and Mary Gosbell, Buckinghamshire: St. George, Hanover Square.

Gospell still exists. I have seen it, but forgot to note my instance down.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gosbell, an ancient Teutonic personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gospell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gospell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gospell.

How Common Is The Last Name Gospell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Gospell is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gospell live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Gospell is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Gospell is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 88 percent are found and Northumberland, where 13 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Gospell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gospell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gospell surname rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godspell9328/
Gosspell931/
Gospel921,910/
Godspel8664/
Goupell8619/
Gospill869/
Goospel862/
Gospeel861/
Gaspell861/
Gopel83148/
Ospel8362/
Gospl831/
Goodspeell820/
Aspell77996/
Ospelt77686/
Goppel77243/
Hospel77110/
Gaspel7779/
Goupel7710/
Gespel779/
Godpel775/
Ospeld771/
Gopill771/
Gopeul771/
Gopael771/
Goodspeel750/
Gopl7323/
Goppelt71468/
Haspell71135/
Hospelt7141/
Goupill7123/
Guspiel7117/
Gappell7116/
Gopfeld712/
Hoxpell711/
Oszpelt711/
Auspell711/
Godpelp710/
Guspill710/
Aspel67415/
Gapel6751/
Gápel6727/
Gopil6717/
Guszpiel677/
Cgappell672/
Goopl671/
Gopelová671/
Gaspl671/

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