Gouldwell Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gouldwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouldwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Gouldwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouldwell has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouldwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gouldwell is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gouldwell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gouldwell live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Gouldwell is most common in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 50 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 50 percent live. Outside of England it exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent live.

Gouldwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gouldwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gouldwell last name declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldwell9430/
Galdwell827/
Holdwell822/
Goltwell820/
Gaultwell785/
Holldwell782/
Gooldwill780/
Aldwell7597/
Oldwael750/
Auldwel750/
Haldwell715/
Galdwill711/
Aultwell711/
Ealdwell711/
Halldwell671/
Altwell634/
Haldwill590/
Haltwell590/
Aldwlh5398/
Altwel534/
Aldwil530/
Altweel502/
Altwehl501/

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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
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  • 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 Gouldwell
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