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 last name Gouldwell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouldwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gouldwell are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gouldwell is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Gouldwell is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 50 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 50 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 33 percent live.

Gouldwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gouldwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gouldwell last name fell 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
  • 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 Gouldwell
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