Find out how popular the last name Gasman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gasman.

Gasman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gasman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gasman in America

Gasman is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gasman surname appeared 185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gasman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gasman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gasman

The surname Gasman is of English origin, deriving from the occupational name for a person who worked with gas, such as a lamplighter or gas fitter. It is believed to have emerged in the late 18th or early 19th century when gas lighting first became widespread in cities and towns across Britain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gasman can be found in the parish records of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, where a John Gasman was christened in 1799. This suggests that the name had already been established by the late 18th century.

The Gasman surname is thought to have originated in the East Midlands region of England, particularly in the counties of Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, where many early gas lighting projects were undertaken.

In the 1841 census, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Gasman was William Gasman, a gas fitter born in 1801 in Nottingham. Another early bearer of the name was Thomas Gasman, a lamplighter from Leicester, who was born around 1815.

While not a particularly common surname, the Gasman name has been carried by several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was John Gasman (1840-1912), a renowned gas engineer from Manchester who was instrumental in developing early gas lighting systems for public buildings and streets.

Another notable Gasman was Sarah Gasman (1865-1948), a pioneering activist for women's rights and suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She hailed from a family of gas fitters in Nottinghamshire and used her platform to advocate for better working conditions and pay for gas industry workers.

In the literary world, the name Gasman is associated with the 19th-century poet and novelist, Edward Gasman (1820-1887), who drew inspiration from his childhood experiences growing up in a gas-lit town in Leicestershire.

While not as prominent as some other English surnames, the Gasman name has a rich history rooted in the early days of gas lighting and the pioneering individuals who worked in this burgeoning industry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gasman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gasman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gasman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gasman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gasman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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