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

Gaulin, 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 Gaulin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gaulin in America

Gaulin is the 27144th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gaulin surname appeared 892 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 Gaulin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gaulin 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 Gaulin

The surname Gaulin is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "gauler," which means "to beat" or "to thrash." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who worked as a thresher or flail operator, thrashing grain to separate it from the chaff.

The earliest recorded instances of the Gaulin surname can be traced back to various regions of northern France, including Normandy and Picardy, in the 12th and 13th centuries. In some historical documents, the name has also been spelled variations such as Gaulin, Gaullin, Gaulain, and Gaulein.

One notable historical reference to the Gaulin name can be found in the Livre Terrier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a medieval cartulary from the 13th century. This document mentions a certain Raoul Gaulin, who was a landowner in the village of Noisy-le-Grand near Paris.

In the 14th century, records show a Jehan Gaulin who was a merchant in the city of Rouen, Normandy. Around the same time, a Guillaume Gaulin is mentioned as a respected lawyer and notary in the town of Amiens, Picardy.

During the 16th century, a French nobleman named Pierre Gaulin (1490-1559) served as a captain in the army of King Francis I and played a role in the Italian Wars. He was later appointed as the governor of the town of Montreuil-sur-Mer in northern France.

Another notable bearer of the Gaulin surname was Antoine Gaulin (1670-1744), a French Jesuit missionary and explorer who traveled to Canada and lived among various Native American tribes, including the Huron and the Iroquois. He wrote several important accounts of his experiences and observations.

In the 19th century, a French painter named Paul Gaulin (1805-1888) became known for his landscape paintings and scenes depicting rural life in Normandy and Brittany. Some of his works are currently displayed in museums in Paris and Rouen.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gaulin

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

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

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