How common is the surname Gauthier?

16,852 people in the United States had the surname Gauthier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,321 Americans. It ranked 2,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gauthier?

Chris Gauthier, British actor (1976–2024), followed by Mary Gauthier.

Where is the surname Gauthier most common?

Wikidata records people named Gauthier in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Gauthier getting more or less common?

More common. 16,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,852 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Gauthier also a first name?

Yes. Gauthier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gauthier

A surname, carried by 16,852 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gauthier is more common than 98.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,852 people named Gauthier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,321 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,419.

#2,153

rank among US surnames

16,852

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,025)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,144	Frias	16,911	18,257
#2,145	Knutson	16,910	18,258
#2,146	Hussain	16,909	18,259
#2,147	Hsu	16,907	18,261
#2,148	Comer	16,893	18,277
#2,149	Hawk	16,884	18,286
#2,150	Hamlin	16,871	18,300

Who is named Gauthier

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

88% of people named Gauthier identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gauthiers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Gauthier
British actor (1976–2024)
Mary Gauthier
American musician, born 1962
Jacques A. Gauthier
American paleontologist (1948- )
Cutter Gauthier
American ice hockey player, born 2004
Dan Gauthier
Actor, born 1963

Notable Gauthiers come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gauthier

Gauthier has the Soundex code G360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G360.

Questions

How common is the surname Gauthier?: 16,852 people in the United States had the surname Gauthier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,321 Americans. It ranked 2,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gauthier?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Gauthier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gauthier?: Chris Gauthier, British actor (1976–2024), followed by Mary Gauthier.
Where is the surname Gauthier most common?: Wikidata records people named Gauthier in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gauthier getting more or less common?: More common. 16,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,852 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Gauthier also a first name?: Yes. Gauthier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.