Gowings Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gowings Surname Definition:

= Gowing with the English genit. -s suffix.

Gowings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Gowings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Gowing with the English genit. -s suffix.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gowings Last Name Facts

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

Gowings occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gowings.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowings? popularity and diffusion

Gowings is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gowings are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Gowings is most common in: West Virginia, where 21 percent live, Virginia, where 18 percent live and North Carolina, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Gowings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gowings surname grew 103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gowings surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Gowings earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.63% less than the national average, earning $25,184 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owings926,777/
Gowing923,976/
Goswing861/
Ouwings860/
Owinngs860/
Gowng8314/
Gawing77525/
Gobing7794/
Goweng7760/
Owengs770/
Awings770/
Euwings716/
Kgoweng711/
Goobing711/
Hawings710/
Goubing710/
Gawng671/
Gabing62601/
Gobeng625/
Abings621/
Hawinks576/
Habings570/
Ghoubeng531/
Awnqs501/

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