Gascon Surname
Approximately 35,076 people bear this surname
Gascon Surname Definition:
(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
Gascon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10,404 | 1:9,731 | 909 |
| Spain | 9,903 | 1:4,721 | 588 |
| Venezuela | 4,550 | 1:6,638 | 755 |
| Canada | 2,633 | 1:13,994 | 2,065 |
| Mexico | 2,326 | 1:53,365 | 2,680 |
| United States | 2,298 | 1:157,728 | 16,112 |
| France | 1,207 | 1:55,031 | 7,281 |
| Cuba | 297 | 1:38,797 | 1,771 |
| Argentina | 285 | 1:149,977 | 12,681 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Colombia | 248 | 1:192,637 | 4,858 |
| Chile | 127 | 1:138,712 | 4,862 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Guam | 45 | 1:3,558 | 455 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Andorra | 15 | 1:5,589 | 1,076 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Gascón (378) & Gascòn (6) are calculated separately.
Gascon (40) may also be a first name.
Gascon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
(French) Native of Gascony. [French Gasco(i)gne, Low Latin Gas- conia, Vasconia, the land of the Vasks = Basques] Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
(French) Native of Gascony.
Whit wyn of Oseye And reed wyn of Gascoigne.—Piers Plowman, 454-5.
Gascon Demographics
Average Gascon Salary in
United States
$43,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gascon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gascon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gascon occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gascón or Gascòn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gascon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gascon is the 15,896th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 207,764 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Gascon are found; 30 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gascon is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10,404 people, or 1 in 9,731. In The Philippines Gascon is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 13 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 28 percent reside and Venezuela, where 13 percent reside.
Gascon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gascon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gascon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gascon last name are 38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gascon earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $19,416,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% less than the national average, earning $44,934 CAD per year.
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