Gardipee last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Gardipee

A surname originating from a French place name, possibly denoting familial origin.

Gardipee, 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 Gardipee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gardipee in America

Gardipee is the 42163rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gardipee surname appeared 515 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 Gardipee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gardipee 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 42163 44821 -6.11%
Count 515 451 13.25%
Proportion per 100k 0.17 0.17 0.00%

The history of the last name Gardipee

The surname GARDIPEE is believed to have originated in the northern regions of France during the late 12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old French words "gard" meaning "guard" or "warden" and "pee" meaning "foot" or "path," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who guarded a footpath or trail.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GARDIPEE can be found in a document from the Duchy of Normandy, dated around 1195. This document refers to a man named Renaud GARDIPEE, who was a local landowner and tax collector in the village of Évreux.

In the 13th century, the name GARDIPEE appears in several legal documents and land records from the region of Picardy. One notable example is a deed from 1247, which mentions a Guillaume GARDIPEE who was granted a parcel of land near the town of Amiens.

During the 14th century, the name GARDIPEE began to spread to other parts of France, with some records indicating that members of the family had settled in the regions of Champagne and Burgundy. One notable individual from this period was Jean GARDIPEE (1325-1392), a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Troyes.

In the 15th century, the name GARDIPEE can be found in various chronicles and records from the Hundred Years' War. One such record mentions a certain Jacques GARDIPEE (c. 1410-1472), who served as a soldier in the army of Joan of Arc during the Siege of Orléans in 1429.

As the centuries passed, the GARDIPEE name continued to be present in various parts of France, with some family members achieving notable positions in society. For example, in the 17th century, there was a Étienne GARDIPEE (1632-1701) who was a respected lawyer and judge in the city of Dijon.

While the surname GARDIPEE is not as widespread as some other French names, it has maintained a presence throughout the country's history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, from humble farmers and soldiers to wealthy merchants and members of the legal profession.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gardipee

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

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 Gardipee was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 46.21% 238
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 38.06% 196
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 9.32% 48
Hispanic Origin 5.44% 28

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 Gardipee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 46.21% 52.33% -12.42%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 38.06% 39.02% -2.49%
Two or More Races 9.32% 4.88% 62.54%
Hispanic 5.44% 3.55% 42.05%

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 Gardipee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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