Gagnor Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gagnor Surname User-submission:

Possible origin 1: meaning 'winners' (gagneurs, in French); after Napoleon conquered Italy, he gave the land to the Valdese people (an heretic religion persecuted by Catholic Italy)

Possible origin 2: from a Celtic word meaning 'valley'; thus, related to the name Angheben

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Gagnor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2331:262,47534,684
United States351:10,355,970420,657
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gagnor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Possible origin 1: meaning 'winners' (gagneurs, in French); after Napoleon conquered Italy, he gave the land to the Valdese people (an heretic religion persecuted by Catholic Italy)

Possible origin 2: from a Celtic word meaning 'valley'; thus, related to the name Angheben

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Gagnor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gagnor occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gagnor.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagnor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gagnor are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 262,475. In Italy Gagnor is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 93 percent live, Lazio, where 6 percent live and Lombardy, where 1 percent live. Apart from Italy Gagnor occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Gagnor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gagnor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gagnor surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gagnor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gagnor last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Gagnor earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangnor926/
Gagnore921/
Agnor91613/
Ganor91294/
Gaynor8315,666/
Gainor832,349/
Ganore831,533/
Ghanor83655/
Ganhor83308/
Ganorh83111/
Gangor8366/
Agnoor8361/
Ganior8354/
Ganeor8310/
Gatnor8310/
Ganour8310/
Ganohr837/
Agnore836/
Gahnor836/
Ganosr835/
Nganor834/
Gannor833/
Ganjor833/
Gaunor832/
Ganoor832/
Ganotr832/
Agnnor831/
Hagnor831/
Agnour831/
Gagnar830/
Gagnur830/
Gaughnour800/
Gagnard77568/
Gahanor77556/
Ghanoor77361/
Gagneur77200/
Gaynord7789/
Ganjour7744/
Ganjoor7741/
Ghanore7735/
Gannore7732/
Gangoor7731/
Ghanhor7730/
Gaunord7720/
Ageenor7715/
Gangnar7712/
Ganajor775/
Gatnoor775/
Ganoure775/
Gangoir774/
Gajnoor773/
Ghatnor773/
Ghangor773/
Ngganor773/
Hagnour773/
Gaynore772/
Agnoure772/
Gannour772/
Gaynour771/
Ganjore771/
Gannord771/
Gagngar771/
Gagnure771/
Ganaior771/
Aghnnor771/
Nganuor771/
Gognior771/
Nganjor771/
Gasnord771/
Ganhore771/
Gainnor770/
Gasnorr770/
Gaunore770/
Heagnor770/
Gainord770/
Gaineor770/
Ganar733,192/
Gonor73243/
Agnar73126/
Gągor731/
Gaignard712,292/
Gaigneur71147/
Gannoure7137/
Gahanorh7116/
Gagniard7110/
Ghahanor7110/
Gangnard718/
Ganhoure716/
Ghannour714/
Gahanoor712/
Goughnor711/
Ganorova711/
Ganorová711/
Gaugnard711/
Gaugneur711/
Ghannoor711/
Gagniare711/
Gaignart711/
Gangneur711/
D'Gaynor711/
Gangnarr710/
Goghnour710/
Gamhor674,920/
Gangar674,014/
Ganatr673,143/
Gongor672,497/
Ganjar67925/
Goughnour67669/
Gonord67586/
Gatnar67487/
Gonyor67333/
Gainar67242/
Ganare67137/
Ganiar6799/
Ganhar6779/
Ganard6776/
Ganaur6776/
Ghanar6773/
Eignor6772/
Ganyar6770/
Gaynar6765/
Gögnar6755/
Eygnor6745/
Gannar6738/
Agnard6733/
Gonnor6730/
Gonoor6723/
Gounor6712/
Hagnar6710/
Gagniarre678/
Gonior678/
Gonort677/
Gonour676/
Ganarh676/
Ganarp676/
Gonore675/
Gaunar675/
Ngonor675/
Agnarp674/
Gonjor673/
Ganaar672/
Goynor671/
Gajnar671/
Gaymnoore671/
Gaynnoore671/
Nganar671/
Gaingnard671/
Aignar671/
Asgnar671/
Aghnar671/
Agngar671/
Gohnor671/
Gosnor670/
Agneur670/

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