Gagnon Surname

4,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gagnon Surname Definition:

(French) One who cultivated a plot of land, a peasant farmer.

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Gagnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada85,1201:4336
United States27,0541:13,3981,660
Togo2,1001:3,451531
Benin6461:15,9992,161
Burkina Faso2271:80,8462,854
France2261:293,90645,015
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Congo851:58,6955,228
England501:1,114,36153,243
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
Australia431:627,80744,139
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales171:182,03112,022
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9751:51,5065,829

Gagnon (806) may also be a first name.

Gagnon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who cultivated a plot of land, a peasant farmer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

French for 'we win'.

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Gagnon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gagnon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gagnon is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagnon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,860th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 62,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gagnon live; 96 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 288,056th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 806 people.

Gagnon is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 85,120 people, or 1 in 433. In Canada Gagnon is primarily found in: Quebec, where 85 percent live, Ontario, where 8 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Barring Canada Gagnon is found in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Togo, where 2 percent live.

Gagnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gagnon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gagnon last name grew 2,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gagnon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gagnon surname are 5.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gagnon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.8% less than the national average, earning 211,804 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $41,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangnon921,400/
Gaignon92825/
Gagnone92154/
Ngagnon9287/
Gagnion925/
Gagnoon924/
Cgagnon921/
Gaghnon921/
Gagnong921/
Gasgnon921/
Ghagnon921/
Gaggnon920/
Ganon916,563/
Agnon911,710/
Gahagnon86119/
Gueagnon8628/
Gaugnion863/
Ngangnon863/
Gangnion861/
Gangnong861/
Ganghnon861/
Gangnone860/
Gannon8335,650/
Ganong83899/
Agnone83899/
Ganoun83550/
Hagnon83425/
Ganion83336/
Gagnan83318/
Agnoun83293/
Gainon83271/
Gangon83208/
Gaynon83160/
Gognon83154/
Aïgnon83130/
Aignon83118/
Ganhon8393/
Ganyon8384/
Ganjon8364/
Ganone8346/
Agnong8315/
Nganon8314/
Angnon837/
Gagnom836/
Gaunon835/
Gegnon835/
Agnnon835/
Ganoon835/
Aîgnon834/
Ghanon833/
Ganomn833/
Gamnon832/
Augnon831/
Gasnon831/
Akgnon831/
Aygnon831/
Ganeon830/
Ganonn830/
Gatnon830/
Gagnonová802/
Gueagneon802/
N'Gangnon801/
Gahaignon801/
Ganhoun77823/
Agnoung77480/
Ganoune77414/
Gannoun77325/
Gougnon77304/
Ganoung77284/
Gaisnon77187/
N'Ganon77145/
Gannone77103/
Gagnant7782/
Hangnon7768/
Gangann7740/
Gaaynon7736/
Gaanoun7731/
Ghanoun7717/
Ganotin7717/
Gannion7710/
Hagnoun7710/
Ganayon779/
Gainoun779/
Ganjoin778/
Ganioan777/
Ghanoon774/
Gatnoon774/
Gangnan773/
Ganyoan773/
Agnoune773/
Ganjong772/
Gannonn772/
Gannong772/
Ahagnon772/
Ngainon772/
Gannnon771/
Gaunond771/
Ganosin771/
Gagnane771/
Gamnone771/
Gongnon771/
Gangnom771/
Kganong771/
Nganoun771/
Ganyonh771/
Gaugnun771/
Gognion771/
Gognong771/
Gueanon771/
Ghanion771/
Ghanyon771/
Agnonne771/
Ganhong771/
Nganhon771/
Nganion771/
Nganyon771/
Gangeon771/
Ganuong771/
Ganijon771/
Gaunnon770/
Goignon770/
Augnoin770/
Gagnian770/
Ganneon770/
Ganonng770/
Gannoin770/
Gannont770/
Ganan737,531/
Gonon736,154/
Agnan732,453/
Ognon73442/
Gañon73214/
Ganom7344/
Ganán738/
Agnom735/
Ganón735/
Ganàn732/
Gagnã731/
Gannoune71590/
D'Agnone71200/
Hangnoun71169/
Ahangnon7184/
Ghannoun7175/
Ganiohan7171/
Ghanihon7118/
Gaignant7117/
Gangnant7113/
Gueanoon7113/
Ganihong7110/
Ghanhoun718/
Gaignand716/
Ngougnon715/
Gainnone712/
Agnongue712/
Goungnon712/
Ngangnan712/
N'Gannon712/
Aguinnon711/
Ganyohon711/
Ganonova711/
Gaughnan711/
Gougneon711/
Gougnion711/
Gongnone711/
Gognonne711/
Ghanyoon711/
Ghahnyon711/
Ghaynoun711/
Ghasnoon711/
Gangnian711/
Agnougne711/
Gaanoune711/
Aghnoune711/
Gongnong711/
Goingnon710/
Gainnion710/
Gangan6711,838/
Gounon673,924/
Hognon673,191/
Ganaan671,883/
Ganjan671,165/
Gañgan67740/
Gonong67659/
Gannan67595/
Gonnon67466/
Gagnam67402/
Agnant67396/
Ganhão67333/
Gannam67292/
Gaanan67290/
Aignan67231/
Ganane67184/
Ganyan67136/
Gognan67135/
Ognoon67131/
Ganann67122/
Agnang67111/
Ognong67100/
Ganhan6798/
Gainan6792/
Ganian6786/
Gagnum6756/
Ghanan6755/
Gonoon6738/
Gannom6728/
Agnanh6728/
Gatnan6727/
Aghnan6723/
Gosnon6723/
Gaunan6720/
Ganoom6718/
Ougnon6716/
Gaynan6714/
Gamnan6710/
Angnan6710/
Ganand679/
Nganan678/
Goonon677/
Ganamn677/
Ganoum676/
Ganean675/
Ganant675/
Agnane675/
Ghanom674/
Ngonon673/
Agnaan673/
Gajnan672/
Gonoun672/
Gonone672/
Oignon672/
Gasnan671/
Goinon671/
Hagnan671/
Ognone671/
Ognoin671/
Gougnehon671/
Gongnonne671/
Hagnom671/
Gananh671/
Agnoum671/
Ghannoune671/
Gonond670/
Gahnan670/
Goynon670/

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