Graygoose Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Graygoose Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the graygoose'; compare the simpler 'Goss,': common entry in the Hundred Rolls (1273), or Wildgoose.

'Thomas Drywood, gent, of Stifford, Essex, and Mary Graygoose, of St. Andrews, in Hertford, widow of William Graygoose, yeoman,' 1623: Marriage Lic.

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Graygoose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Israel111:777,96750,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Graygoose Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the graygoose'; compare the simpler 'Goss,': common entry in the Hundred Rolls (1273), or Wildgoose.

'Thomas Drywood, gent, of Stifford, Essex, and Mary Graygoose, of St. Andrews, in Hertford, widow of William Graygoose, yeoman,' 1623: Marriage Lic. (London).

1639. Henry Graygoose and Elizabeth Hobley: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A sobriquet. The name Greengoose is also found. It is probable that the two appellations originated in the same locality and were somewhat anti-thetical of each other-the Gray being the old, and the Green, the young, goose.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Graygoose Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graygoose is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Graygoose? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Graygoose is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Graygoose are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Graygoose is mostly found in: Devon, where 54 percent are found, Essex, where 36 percent are found and Cornwall, where 4 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 28 percent are found.

Graygoose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Graygoose has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Graygoose last name increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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