Garceau Surname

93,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Garceau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,7761:13,2731,960
United States2,1001:172,59917,400
France2011:330,46149,960
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Garceau Last Name Facts

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

Garceau has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garceau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garceau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,099th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,420,851 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Garceau are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

It is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 2,776 people, or 1 in 13,273. In Canada Garceau is most common in: Quebec, where 94 percent reside, Ontario, where 4 percent reside and British Columbia, where 1 percent reside. Besides Canada this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Garceau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garceau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garceau last name expanded 5,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garceau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garceau surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Garceau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $40,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garceeau932/
Garcea922,423/
Garceou860/
Gorcea771,366/
Garcya77203/
Garcîa7712/
Garcýa775/
Garcıa772/
Garscia7135/
Garchia717/
Garrcía715/
Garc'ia715/
Gaarcía714/
Garcçia714/
Ggarcía714/
Garciĭa713/
Garcíaa713/
Gartcía712/
Garcija711/
Gorceou711/
Garzeah711/
Gharcja711/
Gartchia672/
Gharchia671/
Garzia623,378/
Garzya6259/
Garciá627/
Garcíá625/
Gárcía622/
Garzía621/
Garcià621/
Gartzia57372/
Gharzia579/
Gartziou532/
Ghorchia531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garceau
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