Gourdin Surname
Approximately 5,365 people bear this surname
Gourdin Surname User-submission:
From Occitan 'gordina', meaning 'rope used to strike convicts', derived from Italian 'cordino', a diminutive of 'corda' meaning 'rope'; undoubtedly influenced by French 'gourd'
Gourdin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,286 | 1:15,498 | 1,648 |
| United States | 498 | 1:727,829 | 57,157 |
| Belgium | 325 | 1:35,374 | 5,758 |
| Mauritius | 126 | 1:10,265 | 2,229 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:304,356 | 24,088 |
Gourdin (14) may also be a first name.
Gourdin Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From Occitan 'gordina', meaning 'rope used to strike convicts', derived from Italian 'cordino', a diminutive of 'corda' meaning 'rope'; undoubtedly influenced by French 'gourd'
- kaanyGourdin Demographics
Average Gourdin Salary in
United States
$43,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gourdin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gourdin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gourdin occurs most in France. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gourdin.
How Common Is The Last Name Gourdin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 89,436th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,358,350 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gourdin live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Gourdin is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 4,286 people, or 1 in 15,498. In France Gourdin is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.
Gourdin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gourdin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 302 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gourdin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gourdin surname are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gourdin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,114 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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