Giroux Surname
Approximately 29,965 people bear this surname
Giroux Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Giroux (old man), or Girulf (spear, wolf).
Read More About This SurnameGiroux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 19,089 | 1:1,930 | 193 |
| United States | 6,422 | 1:56,440 | 6,720 |
| France | 4,125 | 1:16,102 | 1,725 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 42 | 1:32,476 | 3,282 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Giroux (34) may also be a first name.
Giroux Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Giroux (old man), or Girulf (spear, wolf).
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Germanic patronymic Gerwulf, which itself comes from ger (spear, lance, ready for battle) and wulf (wolf). Gereaux is an americanized variant of Giroux.
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Giroux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giroux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giroux (Arabic: جيرو) is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giroux? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giroux is the 18,400th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 243,202 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Giroux reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Giroux is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 34 people.
Giroux is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 19,089 people, or 1 in 1,930. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 75 percent live, Ontario, where 16 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.
Giroux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Giroux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Giroux last name grew 3,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Giroux Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Giroux surname are 3.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Giroux earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,202 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giroux Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giroux in the Arabic language | ||
| جيرو | jyrw | - |
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Footnotes
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