Giroux Surname

18,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Giroux Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Giroux (old man), or Girulf (spear, wolf).

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Giroux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada19,0891:1,930193
United States6,4221:56,4406,720
France4,1251:16,1021,725
Trinidad and Tobago421:32,4763,282
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile181:978,69319,774
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Finland61:916,11741,832
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiroux9280/
Girouex9237/
Giroutx9233/
Girouxx921/
Giroudx921/
Girroux921/
Girou911,173/
Girux916/
Girox914/
Guirou8310,767/
Giroud8310,031/
Geroux83889/
Hiroux83789/
Giraux83625/
Siroux83274/
Ciroux83145/
Giroix8399/
Girout8376/
Jiroux8372/
Giroue8324/
Gairou8322/
Girous8312/
Girouy8312/
Greoux8311/
Ghirou838/
Giroup837/
Girouz834/
Géroux833/
Gierou833/
Girodx832/
Giroox831/
Girouk831/
Girrou831/
Girouc831/
Irroux830/
Giro8010,470/
Giru801,270/
Irox801/
Guiroud77250/
Guirrou77241/
Guirous77201/
Giroult77193/
Chiroux77129/
Gueroux77100/
Guiroue7737/
Sieroux7732/
Giroust7720/
Gireaux7713/
Goireou7711/
Gairgou7710/
Ghiroud778/
Guitrou771/
Giroush771/
Gheroux771/
Gerroux771/
Hirroux771/
Ngairou771/
Guirouh771/
Guirout771/
Guyroux771/
Gieroud771/
Guiro7331,332/
Girod739,742/
Ngiro734,099/
Girot733,275/
Gerou731,146/
Girau73986/
Girão73875/
Ghiro73656/
Greou73624/
Giros73588/
Gairo73492/
Giroy73342/
Girut73321/
Girus73223/
Giero73127/
Giroz73119/
Zirou7387/
Giruk7366/
Giroh7365/
Ngiru7357/
Girro7344/
Jirou7338/
Giruc7334/
Gitro7333/
Girup7330/
Gairu7329/
Giroe7324/
Girgo7318/
Giroc7315/
Giroi7312/
Guiru7311/
Girru7310/
Gisru7310/
Goiro738/
Girud737/
Sirox737/
Girop737/
Girok737/
Ghiru736/
Giroa736/
Giroj735/
Gieru732/
Girue732/
Sirux732/
Giruś732/
Girgu732/
Hirox732/
Ireux731/
Eroux731/
Girax731/
Gireu731/
Giroo731/
Gitru731/
Giruá731/
Girzo731/
Iruxh731/
Jroux731/
Yroux731/
Giroș731/
Girug731/
Gerux730/
Gerox730/
Iraux730/
Guiroult7127/
Cheiroux7112/
Guisrous711/
Guerroux711/
Guirrous711/
Chairoux710/
Giraud6751,224/
Heroux675,927/
Ngairo673,076/
Guiroy671,100/
Jirout67877/
Guirau67680/
Guirro67577/
Giraut67508/
Gierok67497/
Guerou67469/
Gierut67439/
Gierus67357/
Jirouš67303/
Héroux67286/
Hiraux67242/
Girost67202/
Gieros67191/
Girosh67178/
Guireu67164/
Jiroud67157/
Gireau67150/
Ngiroo67146/
Jirous67131/
Gieroś67126/
Siraux67121/
Djirou67112/
Gireud67102/
Girott6797/
Giroji6793/
Ghirau6785/
Girods6782/
Gueiro6768/
Geraux6766/
Gergou6752/
Gierot6750/
Girois6749/
Grehou6749/
Ngiero6747/
Guiroz6741/
Gerout6738/
Goirot6734/
Ngirau6733/
Jirouz6733/
Geroix6733/
Guirod6727/
Girroy6726/
Zoirou6726/
Gierau6724/
Girock6724/
Ceroux6722/
Dzirou6722/
Ngairu6721/
Gieruc6718/
Nggiro6717/
Geroue6717/
Gairos6717/
Ghairu6716/
Zierou6716/
Girzhu6714/
Gieruś6714/
Erroux6714/
Gerous6713/
Gieruk6713/
Gierup6712/
Giriyo6712/
Goireo6712/
Zairou6712/
Ngoiru6710/
Gairoo6710/
Guirot6710/
Ghirro6710/
Guiros679/
Girowe679/
Gairuh678/
Zeirou678/
Gitrus678/
Giroya677/
Guitreaux676/
Gairro676/
Girzau675/
Gitruk675/
Ng'iro675/
Giroit674/
Zirout674/
Guirão674/
Ghiroi674/
Zirouh674/
Ghiroo674/
Jeroux673/
Geroud673/
Gherou673/
Géraux673/
Guiroc673/
Zitrou673/
Giroch673/
Ngiroi673/
Ziroud673/
Zhirou672/
Giraug672/
Girrod672/
Giruji672/
Nggiru672/
Ngireu672/
Gierud672/
Giuiro672/
Zirouk672/
Gairot672/
Ghairo672/
Zirouq672/
Gairoi672/
Girayo672/
Gérout672/
Ghirhu672/
Guitro672/
Ngieru672/
Girayu672/
Chirox672/
Ng'iru672/
Geroug672/
Gerouh672/
Guirug672/
Gairus671/
Ghirui671/
Jiroug671/
Jirrou671/
Guirho671/
Guirok671/
Gerrou671/
Gaitreaux671/
Girajo671/
Giraju671/
Girauc671/
Giraus671/
Girhoy671/
Giroja671/
Girojo671/
Giroyk671/
Giruis671/
Giruja671/
Girush671/
Gitros671/
Gitroz671/
Ghiros671/
Ghirru671/
Ziroug671/
Gerzou671/
Jijrou671/
Nghiro671/
Ngi'ru671/
Ngiroh671/
Ziroue671/
Sirhou671/
Siroix671/
Siroue671/
Séroux671/
Geerou671/
Goirzo671/
Girrot671/
Girucs671/
Girutė671/
Girzog671/
Guirog671/
Guiroi671/
Guirud671/
Guiruz671/
Guyrou671/
Gereux671/
Giergo671/
Gierro671/
Gaitro671/
Eyroux671/
Céroux671/
Gerouk671/
Ghirgo671/
Ghiroa671/
Sirouh671/
Sirouk671/
Jairou671/
Guirui671/
Gairod670/
Githro670/
Hyroux670/
Girauq670/
Ehroux670/

Giroux Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giroux in the Arabic language
جيروjyrw-

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