Goswick Surname

296,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goswick Surname Definition:

GOSWICK: Walter de Goswyke, bailiff of Berwick in 1297 (Bain, II, 967) appears in 1304 as William de Gosewyck, mayor of Berwick on Tweed (ibid., II, 1603). Roger de Goswyc purchased a land in the tenement of Lambirtone in reign of Robert I (RMS.

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Goswick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2791:283,39226,370
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Goswick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GOSWICK: Walter de Goswyke, bailiff of Berwick in 1297 (Bain, II, 967) appears in 1304 as William de Gosewyck, mayor of Berwick on Tweed (ibid., II, 1603). Roger de Goswyc purchased a land in the tenement of Lambirtone in reign of Robert I (RMS., I, 10). From Goswick near Holy Island, Northumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

GOSWICK: A hamlet in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goswick Last Name Facts

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

Goswick is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goswick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goswick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 296,943rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,675,659 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Goswick live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,279 people, or 1 in 283,392. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Georgia, where 20 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Goswick is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Goswick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goswick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goswick last name rose 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goswick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goswick surname are 27.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.59% registered to vote for the party.

Goswick earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodswick880/
Gaswick8633/
Goswiek860/
Gashwick800/
Geswic770/
Godsvic718/
Gojsevic677/
Gausvick671/
Goichuik671/
Goosbeck670/
Gosvig62433/
Gasuik6211/
Gasvik621/
Gausvik57169/
Gaasvik5752/
Gasbeck5715/
Gösbeck573/
Gauswig570/
Gojcevic53104/

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Goswick Reference & Research

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