Gowanlock Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

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.

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Gowanlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2631:140,09714,419
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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.

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

Gowanlock Last Name Facts

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

Gowanlock is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowanlock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 755,622nd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name Gowanlock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gowanlock live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 140,097. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 71 percent live, British Columbia, where 12 percent live and Alberta, where 9 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Gowanlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowanlock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gowanlock last name rose 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 holding the Gowanlock last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political 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.

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