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

Gonet, 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 Gonet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gonet in America

Gonet is the 49177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gonet surname appeared 428 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 Gonet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gonet 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 Gonet

The surname Gonet is of French origin and can be traced back to the early 13th century in the Normandy region of northern France. It is believed to derive from the Old French word "gonne," meaning a type of sleeveless jacket or coat worn during medieval times. This suggests that the name may have been initially used as a nickname or occupational surname for someone who made or wore such garments.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Gonet surname appears in the Trésor des Chartes, a collection of medieval French royal charters and documents, from the year 1236. The entry mentions a man named Radulfus Gonet, likely residing in or near the town of Rouen.

In the 14th century, the Gonet name can be found in various records and manuscripts from the Normandy and Picardy regions. For example, the Poll Tax Rolls of 1381 list a Thomas Gonet from the village of Mortemer, while a 1395 census record from Abbeville mentions a family headed by a Jacques Gonet.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Gonet surname spread to other parts of France, particularly the central and eastern regions. Notable figures bearing this name include Jean Gonet (c. 1455-1519), a French philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris, and Claude Gonet (1618-1681), a Jesuit scholar and author from the Franche-Comté region.

In the 17th century, the Gonet name appears in records from the city of Lyon, with several references to a family of printers and booksellers. One of the most prominent members of this family was Gabriel Gonet (1636-1705), a renowned printer and publisher who produced works by renowned authors such as Molière and Racine.

As the Gonet surname spread across Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, it can be found in various places, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. Notable individuals from this period include François Gonet (1740-1816), a Belgian architect who designed several notable buildings in Brussels, and Armando Gonet (1821-1892), an Italian painter and sculptor from Turin.

Throughout its history, the Gonet surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Gonnet, Gonnette, and Gonneau, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic evolution. However, the core meaning and origins of the name remain rooted in the medieval French tradition of occupational and descriptive surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gonet

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

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

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