Gossey Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Gossey Surname Definition:
The French pronunciation of Goucet. See Gossett.
Gossey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gossey (17) may also be a first name.
Gossey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French pronunciation of Goucet. See Gossett.
Gossey Demographics
Gossey Political Affiliation
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Gossey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gossey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gossey occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gossey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,202,518th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gossey reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 754,804. In France Gossey is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 97 percent live, Île-de-France, where 1 percent live and Normandy, where 1 percent live. Outside of France this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Belgium, where 19 percent live.
Gossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gossey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gossey surname expanded 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gossey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gossey last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gossey surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.
Gossey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning $34,620 USD per year.
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Gossey Reference & Research
Jowsey-Jossey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Jowsey-Jossey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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