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There are approximately 1,899 people named Gander in the UK. That makes it the 4,696th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Gander.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Gander surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GANDER. The bird. The name of the celebrated Genseric, the Vandal chief, is believed to be Teutonic, and to signify like the modern Germ. gansericJi, a gander. Wliy (as Prof. Donaldson remarks) a great warrior should liear such a name is not very obvious ; " but, if anyone feels disposed to smile at such a title, he may correct the impression b)' recollecting that names of birds are not always imposed on the principles suggested by our modern associations." Cambridge Essays, 1856, p. 42. The professor proceeds to exemjjlify his observ-ation in Attila's chief opponent, Actius, 'the aquiline,' synonjanous with Orloff, the name of the Russian plenipotentiary at the Congress of Paris. In like manner Woronzow, a name equally well known in recent history, means "raven like;" and the classical as well as the modern nomenclature of families supplies us with nmnerous analogies. It must not be forgotten, however, that gandr in O. Norse means a wolf

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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