Explore the Family Name Gonyer

The meaning of Gonyer

Americanized form of French Canadian Gagné (see Gagne 1) or its variant Gagnier, found predominantly in New England. Compare Gonya and Gonyea. History: Bearers of the surname Gonyer are descendants of one or another of the brothers Louis and Pierre Gasnier from France (see Gagne).

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How common is the last name Gonyer in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gonyer saw a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 35,187th in popularity and this fell to 35,945th by 2010, a decrease of 2.15%. However, the total count of people with the Gonyer surname increased from 606 to 624 during the same period, indicating a rise of 2.97%. The proportion of people with the Gonyer name per 100,000 also decreased by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,187	#35,945	-2.15%
Count	606	624	2.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gonyer

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Gonyer surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White. This group made up 96.70% of the bearers of the Gonyer surname in 2000 and slightly reduced to 94.23% by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, growing from 1.32% to 4.01% over the decade, marking a 203.79% change. There were no recorded instances of the Gonyer surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks, or American Indians and Alaskan Natives in either year. The percentage of Gonyer individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.49% to 1.12%, a change of -24.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.23%	-2.55%
Hispanic	1.32%	4.01%	203.79%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.12%	-24.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%