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

The last name Gowdy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 112,466^th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,769,251 people. The surname Gowdy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gowdy live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357^th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,087 people, or 1 in 117,415. In The United States Gowdy is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Mississippi, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Gowdy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gowdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gowdy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gowdy last name are 11.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.04% being 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.