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

Gowney is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gowney.

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

It is the 3,798,600^th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gowney are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Gowney is primarily found in: Dorset, where 50 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 29 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England Gowney exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 33 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Gowney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gowney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gowney last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gowney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.