Gagnon Surname
Approximately 116,257 people bear this surname
Gagnon Surname Definition:
(French) One who cultivated a plot of land, a peasant farmer.
Read More About This SurnameGagnon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 85,120 | 1:433 | 6 |
| United States | 27,054 | 1:13,398 | 1,660 |
| Togo | 2,100 | 1:3,451 | 531 |
| Benin | 646 | 1:15,999 | 2,161 |
| Burkina Faso | 227 | 1:80,846 | 2,854 |
| France | 226 | 1:293,906 | 45,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Congo | 85 | 1:58,695 | 5,228 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 975 | 1:51,506 | 5,829 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
French for 'we win'.
- deng2358Gagnon Demographics
Average Male Gagnon Height
175.79 cm
Average Female Gagnon Height
161.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Gagnon Reference & Research
Gagnon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gagnon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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