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 surname Grandjean is found most frequently in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grandjean.

How Common Is The Last Name Grandjean? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grandjean is the 26,749th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 362,763 people. The surname Grandjean is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Grandjean reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 12,931 people, or 1 in 5,137. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 24 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Not including France this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 10 percent live.

Grandjean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grandjean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grandjean surname increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 464 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grandjean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grandjean surname are 21.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.63% being registered to vote for the political 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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