Goupil Surname

47,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Goupil Surname Definition:

GOUPIL: (French.) An obsolete French word for fox.

Goupil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,4701:8,892794
Canada2,6711:13,7952,032
United States5461:663,84453,047
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
England271:2,063,63279,942
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Goupil (12) may also be a first name.

Goupil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GOUPIL: (French.) An obsolete French word for fox.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Roger Goupil of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Peter Gupil of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Goupil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goupil is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Goupil.

How Common Is The Last Name Goupil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,666th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 671,787 people. Goupil occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Goupil reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 12 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 7,470 people, or 1 in 8,892. In France Goupil is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 24 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 16 percent reside. Apart from France this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Goupil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goupil has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goupil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goupil are 8.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.2% registered with the party.

The amount Goupil earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $38,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning $39,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goupill9223/
Gouppil921/
Gopil9117/
Gupil918/
Gouepiel8626/
Goupel8310/
Gupiel832/
Ngupil831/
Gopill831/
Gaupil831/
Gupild830/
Upil8099/
Opil8085/
Gopl8023/
Goupilová801/
Gupl800/
Guszpil7732/
Goupell7719/
Gospill779/
Gupgill776/
Gayupil771/
Gutpill771/
Gupfill771/
Gouepel771/
Gouplet771/
Guspill770/
Gopel73148/
Gapil73134/
Opiel7381/
Oppil7333/
Opiol7328/
Gupel733/
Opill733/
Hopil731/
Goopl731/
Utpil731/
Upiel731/
Oupel731/
Uppil731/
Gospl731/
Houpl730/
Gospel671,910/
Goepel67879/
Opl67417/
Goppel67243/
Gaupel6763/
Uppill6760/
Upl6716/
Upfill678/
Ushpil678/
Ngupel676/
Godpel675/
Goeppl674/
Oupell671/
Ngapil671/
Gopeul671/
Gaapil671/
Hoepil671/
Ghoplp671/
Gopael671/
Ouplet671/
Oppiel670/
Gupfel670/

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