Explore the Family Name Gaillard
The meaning of Gaillard
1. French: nickname from gaillard ‘vigorous, strong’ (ultimately from Celtic galia ‘strength’). This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. 2. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gailhard, composed of the elements gail ‘powerful, lusty, cheerful’ + hard ‘hard, strong’. 3. English (of Norman and French Huguenot origin): cognate of 1 and 2 above, Anglicized as Gaylard and Gaylord. History: Hippolyte Gaillard dit Lyonnais from Lyon in Rhône, France, married Marie-Josèphe Debien in Montreal, QC, in 1729. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (also as the original form of the surname Gaylord) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America. Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Philippe, Pierre, Andre, Andree, Ketly, Marcel, Mirlande, Monique.
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How common is the last name Gaillard in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gaillard has increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 12,367th place in 2000 to 12,140th in 2010, a growth rate of 1.84%. In terms of raw counts, there were approximately 2,304 individuals with the Gaillard surname in 2000, rising to 2,566 by 2010 - an increase of 11.37%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Gaillard surname per 100,000 people also rose by 2.35% during this period.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #12,367 | #12,140 | 1.84% |
Count | 2,304 | 2,566 | 11.37% |
Proportion per 100k | 0.85 | 0.87 | 2.35% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gaillard
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts in the ethnic identity distribution among people with the Gaillard surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White dropped by 4.05%, from 48.09% in 2000 to 46.14% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Gaillards identifying as Black slightly increased by 2.73%, from 45.49% to 46.73%. Those reporting Hispanic identity saw a significant rise of 21.25%, albeit from a small base of 2.73% in 2000 to 3.31% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable, decreasing minimally by 0.90% from 3.34% to 3.31%. There were no Gaillards identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Black | 45.49% | 46.73% | 2.73% |
White | 48.09% | 46.14% | -4.05% |
Two or More Races | 3.34% | 3.31% | -0.9% |
Hispanic | 2.73% | 3.31% | 21.25% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gaillard ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Gaillard is British & Irish, which comprises 32.3% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (29.3%) and Spanish & Portuguese (9.8%). Additional ancestries include Nigerian, Italian, Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean, Eastern European, and Angolan & Congolese.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 32.3% |
French & German | 29.3% |
Spanish & Portuguese | 9.8% |
Other | 28.5% |
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Possible origins of the surname Gaillard
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Gaillard have recent ancestry locations all within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 50.70% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 50.70% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 50.70% |
Lancashire, United Kingdom | 49.30% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 49.30% |
What Gaillard haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Gaillard is O-F2415, which is predominantly found among people with East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry. Haplogroup O-F2415 is descended from haplogroup O-M1359. Other common haplogroups include E-M183 and O-F2859, which are predominantly found among people with European and East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Gaillard surname are: N, U2_3_4_7_8_9, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your paternal lineage may be linked to the Cham
One of the many populations harboring members of haplogroup O1b1a1a1a1 is the Cham ethnic group, a group of people who speak Austronesian languages in Mainland Southeast Asia. Austronesian languages make up a language family that is extremely large and widespread, comprising over 350 million people on islands such as Madagascar, Easter Island, and many others. However, Austronesian languages are less common on mainland Asia, with a notable exception being the Chamic language. Research suggests that ancestors of the Cham people migrated from Southeast Asian islands to the mainland around the year 500 BCE, and that early Cham populations quickly began mixing with indigenous southern Vietnamese populations. As a result, the Chamic language now has words that were borrowed from languages spoken by indigenous Vietnamese people. It is likely that an ancestral Kinh population was one of the populations that mixed with the Cham people shortly after their migration to mainland Asia.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
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What do people with the surname Gaillard have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Gaillard?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Gaillard are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition