Janicot Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Janicot Surname User-submission:

Surname of either Catalan origin, meaning 'armored knight riding his horse' [1], or of Northern France[2].

Catalan origin: the surname is said to have originated in the city of Vic (F. Sagarra). It was common in Rosselló, northern Catalonia, from where people bearing this surname are recorded to have emigrated in the XVIII century, when the region became French (source: Antroponímia, poblament i immigració a la Catalunya moderna: l'exemple dels comtats de Rosselló i Cerdanya (segles XVI-XVIII), by Joan Peytavi Deixona).

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Janicot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0131:65,5709,037
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Janicot Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Surname of either Catalan origin, meaning 'armored knight riding his horse' [1], or of Northern France[2].

Catalan origin: the surname is said to have originated in the city of Vic (F. Sagarra). It was common in Rosselló, northern Catalonia, from where people bearing this surname are recorded to have emigrated in the XVIII century, when the region became French (source: Antroponímia, poblament i immigració a la Catalunya moderna: l'exemple dels comtats de Rosselló i Cerdanya (segles XVI-XVIII), by Joan Peytavi Deixona).

French origin: said to be one one of the oldest and most illustrious families in France during the carolingian era, having been knighted in 1768 when a member served as Secretary of the King[3].

Sources: [1],[2],[3]

- mathjb94

Janicot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janicot is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janicot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,485th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. Janicot is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Janicot are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Janicot is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,013 people, or 1 in 65,570. In France Janicot is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 46 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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