Gostwick Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gostwick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gostwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Gostwick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gostwick occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gostwick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Gostwick occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gostwick are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Highland, where 100 percent are found. Beside Scotland it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found.

Gostwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gostwick has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gostwick surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostwick933/
Gotwick931/
Gottwick8878/
Gestwick8856/
Gustwick8818/
Gouthwick820/
Gottwik8061/
Gatwick8020/
Astwick8015/
Godwick803/
Austwick75703/
Oostwijk7565/
Goodwick7558/
Hastwick750/
Austwicke7133/
Gotwig713/
Ostuik711/
Ostwig711/
Gottwig6786/
Gatwiek671/
Goodwik670/
Austwike631/
Godvik5788/
Gotuek571/
Goduik571/
Hastwig532/
Gatwecg531/
Goodwig530/
Hastwigs500/
Goodbeck500/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gostwick
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