Gummerson Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gummerson Surname Definition:

Gomersal, a township in Yorkshire.

Gummerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:186,34816,642
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia311:870,82953,581
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Gummerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gomersal, a township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gummerson Last Name Facts

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

Gummerson is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gummerson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gummerson is the 451,199th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gummerson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 41 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Gummerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gummerson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gummerson surname rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gummerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gummerson surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Gummerson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.5% more than the national average, earning $55,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,968 CAD per year.

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Gummerson Reference & Research

Gomersall One-name Study - A profile of the Gomersall surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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