Gumsley Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gumsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gumsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumsley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gumsley is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gumsley reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 21 percent reside, Devon, where 18 percent reside and Somerset, where 18 percent reside. Outside of England Gumsley exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Wales, where 9 percent reside.

Gumsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gumsley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gumsley last name increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumsly920/
Gunsley8620/
Gomsle771/
Gunsle770/
Omsley770/
Homsley71110/
Umshler7146/
Gunslay7120/
Umsleet715/
Gunsler710/
Gomzley710/
Gunslie710/
Gonsley710/
Gunszler670/
Omsly670/
Gaunslett630/
Gunzle6222/
Gunjle621/
Guncle621/
Homsly620/
Gunzler5749/
Gonslea571/
Homslea570/
Gunzelle5311/
Ngoumzlai501/
Ghonsleih501/
Gunshilla500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gumsley
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