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

Gourdet, 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 Gourdet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gourdet in America

Gourdet is the 59324th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gourdet surname appeared 341 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 Gourdet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gourdet 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 Gourdet

The surname GOURDET is of French origin, dating back to the early 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Normandy region of northern France, derived from the Old French word "gourde," which referred to a type of gourd or pumpkin. This surname may have initially been given to someone who grew or sold gourds.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the GOURDET name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Étienne de Caen, a collection of charters and deeds from the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, Normandy, dating from the 12th century. The name appears as "Gourdetus" in this document.

The GOURDET surname is also mentioned in the Livre des Bourgeois d'Arras, a record of the citizens of Arras, a city in northern France, from the 13th century. This suggests that the name had spread beyond Normandy by that time.

In the 14th century, a notable individual with the GOURDET surname was Jean GOURDET, a merchant and alderman in the city of Rouen, Normandy. He was born around 1320 and played an influential role in the city's governance during his lifetime.

During the 16th century, the GOURDET name appeared in various legal documents and records across France, indicating its continued presence throughout the country. One example is Pierre GOURDET, a lawyer and notary from Lyon, who lived from approximately 1520 to 1585.

Another prominent figure with the GOURDET surname was Jacques GOURDET, a French explorer and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the Americas in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born around 1570 in Normandy and is known for his exploration of the coast of New England and the Canadian Maritimes.

In the 18th century, François GOURDET, a French mathematician and astronomer, made significant contributions to the fields of celestial mechanics and geodesy. He was born in 1720 in Normandy and served as a professor at the University of Paris.

The GOURDET surname has also been associated with various places and locations throughout France, such as the village of Gourdets in the Hautes-Alpes region, which likely derived its name from the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gourdet

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

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

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