Gossop Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gossop Surname Definition:

(English) Sponsor [Middle English gossib,an assimilated form of godsib, Old English godsibb]

Gossop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Gossop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Sponsor [Middle English gossib,an assimilated form of godsib, Old English godsibb]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gossop Last Name Facts

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

Gossop occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gossop? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gossop are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Gossop is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 34 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 22 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 7 percent live and Jamaica, where 3 percent live.

Gossop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gossop has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gossop surname contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosso913,182/
Gosop911/
Ngoussop861/
Gossou834,382/
Ngosso832,020/
Gossot83282/
Goshop83110/
Gousso83101/
Gossoh8361/
Gossoo8346/
Goisso8334/
Gossos8333/
Gassop8331/
Gotsop8315/
Goïsso839/
Gossov834/
Gossob834/
Hossop831/
Godsop831/
Goîsso831/
Ghosso831/
Gossap830/
Goso802,550/
Osop80697/
Goussot77709/
Goussou77669/
Ngassop77221/
Ghosoph7737/
Goutsop7716/
Goissou7716/
Ngossoo7710/
N'Gosso775/
Goissoh775/
Ngossoh773/
Goïssou773/
Ghossou772/
Houssop771/
Ngousso771/
Ngoosso771/
Ngossap771/
Ngussop771/
Goussap771/
Goussho771/
Goussoa771/
Goussos771/
Goossou771/
Gosssou771/
Ghotsop771/
Gossott770/
Gesshop770/
Gossa739,899/
Gasso733,516/
Gosho731,492/
Ngoso731,314/
Ghoso73844/
Gosio73544/
Godso7383/
Gosas7374/
Ossov7360/
Kgoso7350/
Oshop7341/
Gotso7332/
Gosoi7329/
Gosov7322/
Gouso7321/
Osoph7316/
Gosoh7314/
Goiso739/
Assop738/
Gosoy737/
Osoup735/
Gooso734/
Gosos734/
Gosoa733/
Osope733/
Gusop733/
Ossob732/
Gosou732/
Gosgo731/
Gosuo731/
Gosap731/
Gosob731/
Gosoo731/
Goyso731/
Gasop731/
Ngoussou71120/
Goussous71112/
Ghossoub7167/
Goussoub713/
Ngoussoh711/
Gassoppe711/
Goschopf711/
Gassou673,289/
Goussa67468/
Ngasso67321/
Gassot67209/
Ngosho67175/
Ghoussoub67167/
Gushop67152/
Ngossa67110/
Gassos67105/
Gassho6783/
Ghosio6768/
Goshoo6759/
Gossas6751/
Ngasop6743/
Goshov6740/
Oussov6734/
O'Soup6726/
Goshou6722/
Gousas6719/
Gotsos6717/
Gossah6716/
Ghoiso6715/
Goisot6714/
Gotsho6712/
Hassop679/
Gussov679/
Gousou679/
Gozsoy678/
Gossat677/
Assoph677/
Ngosoi677/
Gosgou676/
Gaïsso676/
Ghosap675/
Gosseu675/
Gossau674/
Nggoso674/
Ngosio674/
Gosios674/
Goissa674/
Gotsou674/
Qgotso674/
Ghosho673/
Hosopf673/
Ghosas672/
Goutso672/
Gausso672/
Ngooso672/
Gassoo671/
Gossaz671/
Goodso671/
Gousho671/
Osuope671/
Gausop671/
Otsope671/
Ossoub671/
N'Goussou671/
Gashop671/
Gasoph671/
Gassoh671/
Goosoi671/
Gosape671/
Goshgo671/
Goshob671/
Goïssa671/
Godsou671/
Godsoy671/
Goisho671/
Ghossa671/
Ghotso671/
Assoup671/
Osiope671/
Oosope671/
Nghoso671/
Kgosho671/
Kgossa671/
Goshoi671/
Ghosob671/
Gassoy670/
Gotsoh670/
Gassob670/
Hoshop670/

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