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Where Does The Last Name Gourley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gourley is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gourley is the 40,400^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 561,617 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Gourley are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746^th most commonly held forename globally, held by 22 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,420 people, or 1 in 43,047. In The United States Gourley is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Gourley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gourley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 297 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gourley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gourley surname is primarily Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gourley surname are 20.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Gourley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.13% more than the national average, earning R 534,996 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,805 CAD per year.