How common is the surname Gregoire?

5,757 people in the United States had the surname Gregoire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,630 Americans. It ranked 5,976th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gregoire?

Christine Gregoire, American politician, followed by Henri Grégoire.

Where is the surname Gregoire most common?

Wikidata records people named Gregoire in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Gregoire getting more or less common?

More common. 5,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,757 in 2010, up 6.9%.

Is Gregoire also a first name?

Yes. Gregoire 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 Gregoire

A French surname, carried by 5,757 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G626 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gregoire is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Grégoire.

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 5,757 people named Gregoire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,630 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,387.

#5,976

rank among US surnames

5,757

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,882)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,967	Olmedo	5,768	53,527
#5,968	Balderrama	5,766	53,546
#5,970	Iqbal	5,764	53,564
#5,971	Wilk	5,763	53,574
#5,973	Sigmon	5,760	53,602
#5,974	Capers	5,759	53,611
#5,975	Rex	5,758	53,620

Who is named Gregoire

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

83% of people named Gregoire identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gregoires

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christine Gregoire
American politician, born 1947
Henri Grégoire
Belgian byzantinist (1881-1964)
Oscar Grégoire
Belgian water polo player (1877–1947)

Notable Gregoires come mostly from Belgium (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gregoire

Gregoire has the Soundex code G626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G626.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gregoire come from?: From French Grégoire.
How common is the surname Gregoire?: 5,757 people in the United States had the surname Gregoire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,630 Americans. It ranked 5,976th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gregoire?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Gregoire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gregoire?: Christine Gregoire, American politician, followed by Henri Grégoire.
Where is the surname Gregoire most common?: Wikidata records people named Gregoire in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Gregoire getting more or less common?: More common. 5,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,757 in 2010, up 6.9%.
Is Gregoire also a first name?: Yes. Gregoire 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.