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

Gascot, 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 Gascot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gascot in America

Gascot is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gascot surname appeared 146 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 Gascot.

The history of the last name Gascot

The surname Gascot originated from the Gascony region of southwestern France, specifically the area around Bordeaux and the Pyrenees mountains. It likely emerged in the 11th or 12th century as a locative name, derived from the Old French words "Gascon" or "Gascoun" meaning a person from Gascony. The Gascons were an ethnic group with their own dialect of the Occitan language.

One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Hugues Gascot, a knight mentioned in records from the year 1163 in Béarn, a former province of Gascony. The name also appears in the Cartulaire de Saumur, a collection of medieval charters from the abbey of Saint-Florent near Angers, dated around 1200.

In England, the Gascot surname can be traced back to the Norman Conquest of 1066, when many aristocrats and soldiers from Gascony accompanied William the Conqueror and settled in various parts of the country. A notable early English bearer was Sir John Gascot (c.1270-1349), a knight from Gloucestershire who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence under Edward I.

Other historical figures with this surname include Étienne Gascot (c.1510-1584), a French Protestant minister and theologian born in Caumont; Jacques Gascot (1550-1598), a French lawyer and author from Clermont-Ferrand; and Jean Gascot (1617-1684), a Franciscan friar and missionary to Canada born in Béarn.

In the 17th century, the name was also recorded in various spellings such as Gascott, Gascotte, and Gascoin, reflecting its French origins. One notable bearer was François Gascoin (1615-1694), a French Jesuit priest and mathematician who made contributions to the study of optics.

Throughout history, the Gascot surname has been associated with several place names in France, such as Gascogne (the French name for Gascony), Gascougnolles, and Gascouin, reflecting the family's roots in that region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gascot

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

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 Gascot 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.

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

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