How common is the surname Gagnon?

21,208 people in the United States had the surname Gagnon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,558 Americans. It ranked 1,697th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gagnon?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gagnon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gagnon?

Pierce Gagnon, American child actor.

Where is the surname Gagnon most common?

Wikidata records people named Gagnon in the United States.

How do you pronounce Gagnon?

Gagnon is /ˈɡænjɔ̃/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gagnon getting more or less common?

More common. 20,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,208 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Gagnon

A French surname, carried by 21,208 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡænjɔ̃/ 2 syllables Soundex G255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gagnon is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Gagnon.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,208 people named Gagnon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,558 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,567.

#1,697

rank among US surnames

21,208

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,604)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,689	Stiles	21,357	14,456
#1,690	Willard	21,352	14,460
#1,691	Waddell	21,301	14,494
#1,692	Stanford	21,295	14,498
#1,693	Latham	21,277	14,511
#1,694	Zhu	21,265	14,519
#1,695	Irvin	21,263	14,520

Who is named Gagnon

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

95% of people named Gagnon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gagnons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pierce Gagnon
American child actor, born 2005

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gagnon come from?: Borrowed from French Gagnon.
How common is the surname Gagnon?: 21,208 people in the United States had the surname Gagnon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,558 Americans. It ranked 1,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gagnon?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gagnon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gagnon?: Pierce Gagnon, American child actor.
Where is the surname Gagnon most common?: Wikidata records people named Gagnon in the United States.
How do you pronounce Gagnon?: Gagnon is /ˈɡænjɔ̃/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gagnon getting more or less common?: More common. 20,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,208 in 2010, up 3.1%.