Gendron Surname

21,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Gendron Surname User-submission:

Gendron is a French surname, either a diminutive of Old French gendre (son-in-law) or of habitational origin in Namur, Belgium.

Gendron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada13,4621:2,737338
United States6,1001:59,4197,023
France5,1711:12,8451,276
French Polynesia1411:1,992395
Seychelles1171:790191
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Gendron (34) may also be a first name.

Gendron Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gendron is a French surname, either a diminutive of Old French gendre (son-in-law) or of habitational origin in Namur, Belgium.

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Gendron Last Name Facts

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

Gendron (Hindi: गेन्द्रों) is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gendron? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gendron is the 21,577th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 288,616 people. Gendron occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Gendron live; 78 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Gallo-North America. Gendron is also the 1,775,424th most common first name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The last name Gendron is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 13,462 people, or 1 in 2,737. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 85 percent live, Ontario, where 8 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Not including Canada Gendron occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Gendron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gendron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gendron last name expanded 2,585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gendron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gendron last name are 5.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gendron earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.45% more than the national average, earning R 618,924 per year; in United States they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $46,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $42,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gendrone933/
Gendrron931/
Gendrong931/
Ggendron931/
Genddron931/
Geindron930/
Endron9232/
Gndron921/
Cendron861,295/
Hendron861,077/
Zendron86776/
Sendron86172/
Gendran86112/
Gindron86106/
Jendron8641/
Endrong8616/
Gendrom863/
Gemdron862/
Endront860/
Jeandron80174/
Gendrung8026/
Guindron804/
Henndron800/
Jendrone800/
Hendrond800/
Endran7799/
Endrom778/
Escendron754/
Zendran71183/
Sendran7181/
Endrane7169/
Hendran7117/
Cendran719/
Jendran715/
Cindron715/
Sindron713/
Gendram713/
Gendrum712/
Hindron711/
Cendrón711/
Zendrón711/
Zendrom711/
Gindran711/
Hemdron710/
Chendran6720/
Hendraan678/
Hendratn674/
Jendrang672/
Suendran672/
Scindron672/
Zindroun671/
Indrotin671/

Gendron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gendron in the Hindi language
गेन्द्रोंgendrom-

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