Surnames

UK surnames beginning with G

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
101	Gillard	2,585	3,550
102	Gilmore	1,734	3,550
103	Gaffney	1,016	3,519
104	Gurney	3,101	3,455
105	Gibbins	2,296	3,385
106	Greer	1,010	3,347
107	Griggs	2,330	3,346
108	Goss	2,599	3,286
109	Goodfellow	2,642	3,266
110	Geary	2,341	3,200
111	Gomes	44	3,184
112	Gold	1,703	3,156
113	Godden	2,056	3,106
114	Gregg	2,084	3,097
115	Gemmell	1,804	3,070
116	Galvin	642	3,030
117	Greenway	2,224	2,981
118	Garbutt	2,163	2,946
119	Goldie	1,856	2,944
120	Gourlay	1,669	2,941
121	Gifford	2,601	2,886
122	Gibbon	3,044	2,883
123	Garvey	1,073	2,834
124	Gittins	1,857	2,830
125	Grantham	1,835	2,816
126	Gleeson	915	2,768
127	Grogan	1,101	2,745
128	Grady	1,972	2,740
129	Granger	3,061	2,725
130	Goff	1,932	2,706
131	Grewal	0	2,652
132	Grover	1,870	2,594
133	Gadd	1,996	2,573
134	Gow	396	2,517
135	Gabriel	792	2,495
136	Gillan	1,054	2,481
137	Gardener	5,387	2,464
138	Garlick	2,639	2,434
139	Garbett	1,167	2,433
140	Garrod	1,575	2,372
141	Gomez	23	2,365
142	Gorton	1,853	2,342
143	Greenslade	1,741	2,335
144	Grubb	1,852	2,329
145	Gormley	354	2,321
146	Gutteridge	1,516	2,310
147	Geraghty	272	2,284
148	Gaskin	1,121	2,271
149	Gascoigne	1,376	2,270
150	Giddings	1,360	2,254
151	Girling	1,912	2,212
152	Gilroy	1,231	2,172
153	Gonzalez	12	2,151
154	Grigg	1,944	2,151
155	Garwood	1,461	2,138
156	Gayle	12	2,136
157	Gohil	0	2,124
158	Gunning	1,094	2,122
159	Greening	1,656	2,121
160	Goodyear	1,584	2,102
161	Grierson	1,672	2,098
162	Gage	1,678	2,049
163	Grange	1,730	2,046
164	Gilligan	762	2,021
165	Gratton	1,190	2,017
166	Gall	1,946	1,996
167	Garnham	1,432	1,985
168	Glenn	944	1,972
169	Glanville	1,225	1,934
170	Gallimore	954	1,933
171	Glendinning	1,147	1,931
172	Garton	1,474	1,881
173	Gleave	1,269	1,844
174	Grimwood	1,226	1,836
175	Gaughan	301	1,806
176	Grist	1,452	1,795
177	Gladwin	1,122	1,785
178	Gammon	1,607	1,783
179	Gul	10	1,774
180	Greenall	917	1,772
181	Gwilliam	1,147	1,769
182	Gadsby	1,227	1,763
183	Gillam	1,152	1,755
184	Glasgow	661	1,738
185	Goncalves	1	1,735
186	Greenhill	1,294	1,716
187	Golden	1,262	1,675
188	Gandhi	0	1,674
189	Gillingham	1,306	1,645
190	Goodson	1,490	1,636
191	Gilbey	716	1,622
192	Garrard	1,253	1,603
193	Giblin	580	1,598
194	Garden	1,258	1,586
195	Gilson	934	1,567
196	Grocott	856	1,567
197	Gott	1,294	1,541
198	Gowland	982	1,532
199	Gulliver	1,010	1,532
200	Gunter	1,053	1,530