Gowanlock Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Gowanlock Surname Definition:
Of local origin from some small place probably in Roxburghshire or Selkirkshire. It is said to be an old surname and place name in Ayrshire, in the fifteenth century spelled Gavenleck, but I have found no record of this. Richard Gowanlok was a charter witness in Edinburgh in 1471 (Neubotle, 303), and Patrick Gowanlok was banished the town in 1530 for harboring a woman infected with the pestilence (MCM.
Read More About This SurnameGowanlock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 263 | 1:140,097 | 14,419 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Gowanlock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from some small place probably in Roxburghshire or Selkirkshire. It is said to be an old surname and place name in Ayrshire, in the fifteenth century spelled Gavenleck, but I have found no record of this. Richard Gowanlok was a charter witness in Edinburgh in 1471 (Neubotle, 303), and Patrick Gowanlok was banished the town in 1530 for harboring a woman infected with the pestilence (MCM., II, p. 106). Gilbert Gowanlock appears in Beimersyd in 1637 (Lauder), George Gowdelock was a merchant in Legertwood in 1767 (ibid.), and Robert Govanlock became landlord of the old Mosspaul Inn in 1816. Gavinlock's Land was an old tenement in the Lawnmarket of Edinburgh, and in 1837 it housed about 300 persons. Govanlock in Melrose in 1942. compare Goudielock.
Gowanlock Demographics
Average Gowanlock Salary in
United States
$46,965 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gowanlock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowanlock Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gowanlock is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowanlock? popularity and diffusion
It is the 755,622nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gowanlock are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Gowanlock is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 140,097. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 71 percent are found, British Columbia, where 12 percent are found and Alberta, where 9 percent are found. Other than Canada this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Gowanlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gowanlock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gowanlock last name increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gowanlock Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gowanlock last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gowanlock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,190 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gownlock | 94 | 11 | / |
| Gowanloc | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gowenlock | 89 | 170 | / |
| Gowanloch | 89 | 19 | / |
| Goewnlock | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gowanolck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gowamlock | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gouanlock | 89 | 0 | / |
| Govanlock | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gawnlock | 82 | 0 | / |
| Govenlock | 78 | 155 | / |
| Gavenlock | 78 | 67 | / |
| Gouinlock | 78 | 55 | / |
| Kwan-Lock | 78 | 8 | / |
| Gowenloch | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gunlock | 75 | 429 | / |
| Konlock | 75 | 28 | / |
| Canlock | 75 | 1 | / |
| Conlock | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ganlick | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ganaloc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goanlka | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gunlocke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gounloko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ganlk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gunnlock | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwan Lok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koonlock | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonnluck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanlok | 67 | 421 | / |
| Koonalock | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ganlak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gonlke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khwanloek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganlik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonlac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konlok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabanlog | 59 | 1 | / |
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