Gregoire Surname
Approximately 46,932 people bear this surname
Gregoire Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Gregoire (watchman).
Gregoire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10,463 | 1:3,522 | 458 |
| France | 10,276 | 1:6,464 | 538 |
| United States | 7,290 | 1:49,720 | 6,024 |
| Chad | 5,873 | 1:2,314 | 417 |
| Haiti | 4,970 | 1:2,150 | 317 |
| Belgium | 3,243 | 1:3,545 | 363 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Netherlands | 262 | 1:64,455 | 11,064 |
| Luxembourg | 219 | 1:2,651 | 320 |
| England | 207 | 1:269,169 | 21,240 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Israel | 200 | 1:42,788 | 5,799 |
| Cameroon | 196 | 1:105,965 | 12,437 |
| Dominica | 169 | 1:449 | 111 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 161 | 1:8,472 | 1,216 |
| Mauritius | 138 | 1:9,373 | 1,996 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Argentina | 110 | 1:388,576 | 29,949 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Mexico | 77 | 1:1,612,029 | 16,852 |
| Ivory Coast | 71 | 1:324,947 | 11,901 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Andorra | 27 | 1:3,105 | 589 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:7,358 | 1,106 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 225 | 1:223,194 | 18,933 |
The alternate forms: Grégoire (3,279) & Grègoire (19) are calculated separately.
Gregoire (97,686) may also be a first name.
Gregoire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Gregoire (watchman).
Gregoire Demographics
Gregoire Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gregoire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gregoire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gregoire is most common in Canada. It may appear as: Grégoire or Grègoire. Click here for other potential spellings of Gregoire.
How Common Is The Last Name Gregoire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gregoire is the 11,960th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 155,279 people. Gregoire occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gregoire are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 10,416th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 97,686 people.
This surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 10,463 people, or 1 in 3,522. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 78 percent reside, Ontario, where 10 percent reside and Manitoba, where 4 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Gregoire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gregoire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gregoire last name expanded 3,240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,588 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gregoire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gregoire last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Gregoire are 3.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.61% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gregoire earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.75% less than the national average, earning R 43,380 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,156 CAD per year.
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