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

Gathing, 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 Gathing surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gathing in America

Gathing is the 89753rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gathing surname appeared 206 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 Gathing.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gathing 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 Gathing

The surname Gathing is believed to have originated in the northern English county of Yorkshire during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "gat" meaning a goat, and "hyngra" meaning a keeper or herder. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname given to those who tended or herded goats.

The earliest known record of the name Gathing can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a person named Godric Gatingman is listed as a landowner in the village of Gathing, near present-day Scarborough. This village name is likely the source of the surname, as it was common for people to adopt the name of the place they were from during that time.

In the 13th century, a man named Roger Gathing is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, which were legal and financial records kept by the English government. This suggests that the Gathing family had established itself as landowners or people of some prominence in the region by that time.

During the 14th century, a knight named Sir John Gathing fought alongside King Edward III in the Hundred Years' War against France. He was born in 1305 and is said to have distinguished himself in several battles, including the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

In the 16th century, a scholar and clergyman named William Gathing (1535-1599) was known for his work as a translator of ancient Greek texts. He was born in Yorkshire and educated at Oxford University, where he later became a fellow and taught Greek literature.

Another notable figure with the surname Gathing was Sir Thomas Gathing (1610-1678), a military commander who served in the English Civil War under Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian forces. He was knighted for his service and later became a member of Parliament after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.

Throughout the centuries, variations in the spelling of the name have included Gatthing, Gatinghe, and Gattinge, reflecting the phonetic and regional differences in pronunciation and record-keeping practices of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gathing

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

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 Gathing 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 Gathing 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 Gathing was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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