Gowdy Surname

112,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gowdy Surname Definition:

= Goudie, q.v.

Gowdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0871:117,41512,643
Northern Ireland4421:4,174824
England2311:241,20419,754
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Australia431:627,80744,139
Panama351:111,7794,120
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1671:26,5262,822
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7891:63,6496,941

Gowdy (13) may also be a first name.

Gowdy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Goudie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) Descendant of little Gold or Golda (gold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gowdy Last Name Facts

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

Gowdy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gowdy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowdy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,466th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,769,251 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gowdy reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gowdy is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,087 people, or 1 in 117,415. In The United States Gowdy is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Mississippi, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Gowdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gowdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gowdy surname expanded 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gowdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gowdy surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gowdy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.22% more than the national average, earning R 361,728 per year; in United States they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $42,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $55,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gowday918/
Gowda8029,128/
Gowdi80117/
Gowde8029/
Govdy801/
Gobdy801/
Gawdy800/
Gowdie73530/
Govdiy7310/
Gowdaa739/
Goowda733/
Gawdey733/
Gawday732/
Gowdai731/
Gowdet731/
Gowdha731/
Gowdea731/
Gouwda731/
Gobdey731/
Gowdee730/
Govdysh6714/
Ngowdee671/
Goufday671/
Gowdgai671/

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