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

The surname Gowdie is held by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Gowdie is the 589,215^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Gowdie is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gowdie reside; 42 percent reside in Caribbean and 42 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Gowdie is also the 3,684,242^nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Gowdie is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 12,928. In Jamaica Gowdie is most frequent in: Cornwall County, where 47 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 41 percent reside and Surrey County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Gowdie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gowdie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gowdie last name rose 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 763 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowdie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gowdie surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gowdie earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.4% less than the national average, earning $31,596 CAD per year.