Gregoire Surname

11,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Dominica

Gregoire Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Gregoire (watchman).

Gregoire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada10,4631:3,522458
France10,2761:6,464538
United States7,2901:49,7206,024
Chad5,8731:2,314417
Haiti4,9701:2,150317
Belgium3,2431:3,545363
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Netherlands2621:64,45511,064
Luxembourg2191:2,651320
England2071:269,16921,240
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Israel2001:42,7885,799
Cameroon1961:105,96512,437
Dominica1691:449111
Trinidad and Tobago1611:8,4721,216
Mauritius1381:9,3731,996
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Germany971:829,95360,372
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Mexico771:1,612,02916,852
Ivory Coast711:324,94711,901
Chile491:359,5209,978
Australia451:599,90442,958
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Benin341:303,98824,879
Romania321:627,43344,366
Niger301:639,73415,675
Andorra271:3,105589
Burundi251:392,194499
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Gabon91:209,9102,378
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Monaco71:5,295668
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grégoire963,279/
Grègoire9619/
Gregoires942/
Greggoire941/
Gregoiere941/
Gregoiret941/
Gregoirei941/
Gregoirre941/
Gregoiree941/
Grregoire941/
Gregore93785/
Gregoir93391/
Gregire931/
Gregorie88436/
Gregores88422/
Gregoret88421/
Gregorey8842/
Greguire8838/
Gregorre888/
Gergoire886/
Gregaire885/
Gragoire883/
Gregoiri883/
Grigoire883/
Grogoire882/
Greggire882/
Gregoira882/
Gregoirr882/
Greggore881/
Gregoiry881/
Gregorez881/
Gregorea881/
Greegore880/
Gregor8620,162/
Gregir8637/
Gregre8621/
Gregorets822/
Grzegorze822/
Grzegoreh821/
Gregoirio821/
Gregorrey820/
Gregoriey820/
Greggorey820/
Gregorrie820/
Gregory80214,506/
Grigore8045,095/
Gregori8021,025/
Gregoor80435/
Gregier80265/
Gregora80235/
Greggor80207/
Gregorz80136/
Greagor8097/
Greegor8097/
Greygor8082/
Gregorj8026/
Grégoir8021/
Girgire8015/
Gregord807/
Cgregor806/
Gregort804/
Grogore804/
Grégore803/
Gregiri802/
Grzegor802/
Greigor802/
Gregere802/
Gregour801/
Greigre801/
Girgoir801/
Griegor801/
Gregorí801/
Greguir801/
Grègoir801/
Gregirt800/
Grzegorzeh787/
Gregorio75155,476/
Grigorie752,753/
Gregoris752,323/
Grzegorz75939/
Grzegory75552/
Grigoret75546/
Greggory75133/
Grigorea7588/
Greigory7548/
Gregorys7522/
Greygory7522/
Grzegora7521/
Gregorry7520/
Greagori7514/
Greingor7513/
Greegory7510/
Grigorey757/
Gregorri757/
Gregoery755/
Greygori755/
Gregoriy755/
Gregoroy755/
Greggori755/
Gregorid754/
Griegier754/
Gergorie753/
Greagory752/
Gragorie752/
Gregoray752/
Gregoryo752/
Gregorip752/
Greguere752/
Ncgregor751/
Groegory751/
Grogorie751/
Greeygor751/
Gregoory751/
Gregreoy751/
Gregaure751/
Greigori751/
Greigour751/
Grzegorr751/
Girgorie751/
Gregerie750/
Greagora750/
Gregaird750/
Griguire750/
Gragorey750/
Greugory750/
Grigaire750/
Greger716,732/
Grigor714,761/
Gregorich711,995/
Grigorets71413/
Gregar71315/
Gregorova7192/
Grygor7134/
Grigoreas7129/
Gregorish7113/
Gregorioy7113/
Girgor7110/
Gregorrio715/
Grégor713/
D'gregori713/
Gregoruis712/
Gergor712/
Gregoerio712/
Grigir711/
Gregorych711/
Grigoress711/
Greagoery711/
Ggregorio711/
Greggorio711/
Gregór711/
Giringire711/
Greggoris711/
Ghregorio711/
Greagorys710/
Greegeory710/
Grieger676,667/
Grigori671,549/
Grigory67482/
Greager67294/
Greguer67220/
Grigora67134/
Gergory67111/
Greiger67102/
Gregart6760/
Gragory6757/
Gregert6756/
Gregari6751/
Gregary6749/
Gregorisch6747/
Gregard6744/
Graygor6743/
Grégory6742/
Gergora6730/
Grégori6730/
Gregery6728/
D'Gregorio6726/
Ngerengere6725/
Gragori6721/
Gregger6719/
Grygory6717/
Grogory6716/
Greeger6711/
Girgori679/
Gergour679/
Grigord677/
Girgory675/
Gergori674/
Grigorz674/
Gregera673/
Greyger672/
Gregórz672/
Greggar671/
Greigar671/
Griegar671/
Grigoretts671/
Grigour671/
Guergor671/
Gragere671/
Gregara671/
Gregòri671/
Grigere671/
Grzeger671/
Gergort671/
Ghregorich671/
Grigiri671/
Griggor670/
Grigiry670/
Greegar670/
Greuger670/

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