How common is the surname Gagnier?

1,180 people in the United States had the surname Gagnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. It ranked 21,986th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gagnier?

Holly Gagnier, American actress.

Where is the surname Gagnier most common?

Wikidata records people named Gagnier in the United States.

Is the surname Gagnier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,180 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Gagnier

A surname, carried by 1,180 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gagnier is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

* As a French Canadian surname, variant of Gagné. Compare Gagne, Gagner, Gonyer. * Sometimes as a French surname from the Old French verb gaaignier (“to cultivate, work”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,180 people named Gagnier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,049.

#21,986

rank among US surnames

1,180

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,809)

Who is named Gagnier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Gagnier identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as two or more races and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Two or more races 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gagniers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Holly Gagnier
American actress, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gagnier

Gagner

Gagnier has the Soundex code G256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G256.

Questions

Where does the surname Gagnier come from?: * As a French Canadian surname, variant of Gagné. Compare Gagne, Gagner, Gonyer. * Sometimes as a French surname from the Old French verb gaaignier (“to cultivate, work”).
How common is the surname Gagnier?: 1,180 people in the United States had the surname Gagnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. It ranked 21,986th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gagnier?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gagnier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Gagnier?: Holly Gagnier, American actress.
Where is the surname Gagnier most common?: Wikidata records people named Gagnier in the United States.
Is the surname Gagnier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,180 in 2010, up 13%.