Gurthrie Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gurthrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurthrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gurthrie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurthrie has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurthrie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gurthrie reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Gurthrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurthrie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurthrie surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurthrie Last Name Statistics demography

Gurthrie earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurthries940/
Gurthre930/
Gurthrey881/
Gaurtre806/
Gorthri801/
Gurthry801/
Gurthray750/
Gurttrey750/
Gurtra711/
Gortre711/
Gurtry710/
Ortrie710/
Aurtrey675/
Gorthra671/
Gortrey670/
Heurtrey636/
Ortrey570/
Ghortra534/
Hurtray531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gurthrie
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