Geoffroy Surname

30,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Geoffroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geoffroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,5231:5,304437
Canada1,5721:23,4393,188
United States1,1661:310,85728,493
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Argentina2681:159,49013,435
Belgium1611:71,40811,406
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Chile1371:128,5874,557
New Caledonia1201:2,302244
Trinidad and Tobago1161:11,7581,597
Mauritius991:13,0652,790
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England291:1,921,31276,208
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Géoffroy (1) are calculated separately.

Geoffroy (14,214) may also be a first name.

Geoffroy Last Name Facts

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

Geoffroy is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Géoffroy. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geoffroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,942nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 422,222 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Geoffroy are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 48,100th most common first name on earth, borne by 14,214 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 12,523 people, or 1 in 5,304. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 21 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent reside. Besides France this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Geoffroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geoffroy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Geoffroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Geoffroy last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Geoffroy surname are 10.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Geoffroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.66% less than the national average, earning 201,889 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $41,341 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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