Gudgeon Surname
Approximately 2,900 people bear this surname
Gudgeon Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the fish; Simpleton [French goujon, Latin gobio, -onis, Greek κωβιός, a gudgeon] (Anglo-Hebrew) for Good John [v. John]: cp. French Bonjean.
Gudgeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,574 | 1:35,399 | 4,664 |
| United States | 564 | 1:642,658 | 51,628 |
| Australia | 392 | 1:68,867 | 8,182 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 729 | 1:33,437 | 4,405 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
Gudgeon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the fish; Simpleton [French goujon, Latin gobio, -onis, Greek κωβιός, a gudgeon] (Anglo-Hebrew) for Good John [v. John]: cp. French Bonjean.
From the Flemish,; a personal name.
Gudgeon Demographics
Gudgeon Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gudgeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gudgeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gudgeon is found most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gudgeon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gudgeon is the 151,840th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,512,947 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gudgeon reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,574 people, or 1 in 35,399. In England it is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Gudgeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gudgeon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gudgeon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gudgeon last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gudgeon are 23.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gudgeon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $58,599 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guudgeon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gudeon | 92 | 17 | / |
| Gugeon | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gougeon | 86 | 7,965 | / |
| Gudgion | 86 | 122 | / |
| Hudgeon | 86 | 101 | / |
| Gudeyon | 86 | 20 | / |
| Goudeon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Audgeon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Godgeon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Udeon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goudehon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Audeon | 77 | 102 | / |
| Godeon | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gugean | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gudion | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gudean | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hudeon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Udeone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goudjeion | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaudion | 71 | 1,371 | / |
| Gudayon | 71 | 211 | / |
| Goujeon | 71 | 135 | / |
| Hodgeon | 71 | 113 | / |
| Gudeahn | 71 | 50 | / |
| Gudoyon | 71 | 23 | / |
| Goudjehoun | 71 | 13 | / |
| Audheon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Uydeong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Goodeon | 71 | 8 | / |
| Guduyon | 71 | 6 | / |
| Goudean | 71 | 5 | / |
| Udeosen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghudean | 71 | 4 | / |
| Godieon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gougean | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaudean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouceon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gudjonė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gudjone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gudiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gudjohn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goddeon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hudgion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Godeoin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Odeon | 67 | 105 | / |
| Udean | 67 | 56 | / |
| Udion | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gaudhion | 67 | 8 | / |
| Udeom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goudayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaudoyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodyeon | 67 | 1 | / |
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