Find out how popular the last name Gadbois is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gadbois.

Gadbois, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gadbois surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gadbois in America

Gadbois is the 20065th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gadbois surname appeared 1,332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gadbois.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gadbois to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gadbois

The surname GADBOIS has its origins in France, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French words "gade" meaning to watch or guard and "bois" meaning woods or forest. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person employed as a forester or gamekeeper.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GADBOIS name can be found in the parish records of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, where a Jean GADBOIS was baptized in 1587. Another early reference is from the village of Bricquebec in Normandy, where a Nicolas GADBOIS was born in 1612.

The GADBOIS name has also been linked to various place names in France, such as Gadebosc, a commune in the Normandy region, and Gadebuisson, a village in the Picardy region. These place names likely share a similar etymology, referring to a wooded or forested area.

Among notable individuals bearing the GADBOIS surname, there was Jean-Baptiste GADBOIS, a French-Canadian voyageur and fur trader who lived in the late 18th century. He was active in the Great Lakes region and is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time.

Another prominent figure was Louis GADBOIS (1766-1841), a French-Canadian farmer and businessman who played a significant role in the early development of the town of Châteauguay, Quebec.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the GADBOIS name was that of Pierre GADBOIS, who was born in France around 1650 and later settled in the French colony of Acadia (present-day Maritime provinces of Canada).

Another notable American with this surname was Joseph GADBOIS (1901-1993), a professional baseball player who played for several teams in the Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s.

The GADBOIS name has also been found in other countries, likely due to emigration from France. For example, there are records of individuals with this surname in Belgium, Switzerland, and various French-speaking regions of Canada and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gadbois

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gadbois.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gadbois was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gadbois has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gadbois was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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