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
Average Gregoire Salary in
United States
$45,671 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gregoire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gregoire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gregoire is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Grégoire or Grègoire. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gregoire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,960th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,279 people. The surname Gregoire is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gregoire reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Gregoire is also the 10,416th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 97,686 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 10,463 people, or 1 in 3,522. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 78 percent live, Ontario, where 10 percent live and Manitoba, where 4 percent live. Outside of Canada Gregoire exists in 87 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Gregoire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gregoire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gregoire surname 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 with 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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