Grandjean Surname

26,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grandjean Surname User-submission:

Grandjean means 'big John' in French. It is derived from the French word grand, meaning 'big' or 'tall', and the name Jean, which is John. Compare these two elements with 'Littlejohn', a common English surname combining a characteristic and a name.

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Grandjean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,9311:5,137418
Switzerland3,1361:2,619313
Belgium2,0571:5,589676
United States5611:646,09451,847
Germany3321:242,48626,520
Denmark2781:20,3052,029
Argentina2231:191,67515,950
Luxembourg1231:4,720666
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
Canada531:695,20056,020
England511:1,092,51152,584
Chile431:409,68511,039
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Maldives11:404,1727,269
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Grandjean Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grandjean means 'big John' in French. It is derived from the French word grand, meaning 'big' or 'tall', and the name Jean, which is John. Compare these two elements with 'Littlejohn', a common English surname combining a characteristic and a name. The opposite of this is the French surname Petitjean.

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Grandjean Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grandjean is found most in France. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grandjean? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,749th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 362,763 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Grandjean live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Grandjean is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 12,931 people, or 1 in 5,137. In France Grandjean is most common in: Grand Est, where 24 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 16 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Grandjean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grandjean has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 464 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grandjean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grandjean last name are 21.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.63% registered with the party.

The amount Grandjean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,758 per year; in United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,930 CAD per year.

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