Last Name GASKELL

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Meaning Local: Of Gaisgill, a hemlet two miles from Tebay, county Westmoreland. A compound of 'gill,' a narrow ravine. The hamlet of Gaisgill being on the Yorkshire border, it is easy to see why the surname is found in the Poll Tax (1379) for West Riding Yorks.
From 'Gaisgeil,' valorous.
Origin English, Gaelic, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 20,693 (2000 US census) 15,828 (1990 US census)
Count 1,188 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.62%, or 1136 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 1.77%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.6%, or 19 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.51%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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