Gowenlock Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gowenlock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowenlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gowenlock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowenlock has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gowenlock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowenlock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Gowenlock occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Gowenlock reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 50 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 21 percent reside and Dorset, where 13 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Gowenlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gowenlock has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowenlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gowenlock are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gowenlock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $37,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gownlock9411/
Gowanlock89379/
Govenlock89155/
Goewnlock892/
Gowanloc821/
Gawnlock820/
Gavenlock7867/
Gabenlock781/
Govanlock780/
Heinlock710/
Havenlock671/
Goumlack594/
Yenlak5327/
Goumlak504/
Ainelok503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gowenlock
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