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
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Gascon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gascon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gascon is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Gascón or Gascòn. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gascon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,896th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 207,764 people. The surname Gascon is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Gascon reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 10,404 people, or 1 in 9,731. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 13 percent live, National Capital Region, where 13 percent live and Western Visayas, where 11 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 28 percent live and Venezuela, where 13 percent live.
Gascon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gascon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gascon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gascon surname are 38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.23% being registered with 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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