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

Gourgue, 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 Gourgue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gourgue in America

Gourgue is the 103181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gourgue surname appeared 174 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 Gourgue.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gourgue 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 Gourgue

The surname Gourgue is of French origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is likely derived from the Old French word "gorge," meaning "throat" or "gorge." This name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone who had a distinctively shaped throat or worked in an area with gorges or ravines.

The earliest recorded instance of the Gourgue surname dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in medieval French records and documents. One notable mention is found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a collection of charters and deeds from the Abbey of Redon in Brittany, where a certain Jehan Gourgue is mentioned in a document from 1276.

In the 14th century, the name Gourgue appears in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of citizens in the city of Rouen, Normandy. This suggests that the name was present in different regions of northern France during this period.

During the Renaissance era, a few notable individuals bore the Gourgue surname. One example is Jean Gourgue (1510-1572), a French Protestant theologian and writer who was active during the French Wars of Religion.

In the 17th century, the name Gourgue is associated with Jacques Gourgue (1620-1692), a French architect and engineer who worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of the Sorbonne and the Palais du Luxembourg.

Another person of note was Pierre Gourgue (1675-1748), a French Jesuit mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

Moving into the 18th century, the Gourgue surname is linked to Louis Gourgue (1731-1793), a French playwright and librettist who wrote several successful comedies and operas during the Enlightenment period.

In the 19th century, one prominent figure with the Gourgue surname was Marie-Thérèse Gourgue (1813-1892), a French novelist and children's author who wrote under the pen name Marie-Edme Hervilly.

While the Gourgue surname has its roots in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. However, the name's origins and early history remain firmly grounded in the French language and culture of medieval and Renaissance Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gourgue

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

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

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