Explore the Family Name Gougeon

The meaning of Gougeon

French: variant of Goujon, a nickname or a metonymic occupational name from Old French gougon (French goujon) ‘gudgeon’; see Gudgeon. History: Pierre Gougeon from Aubigny in Vendée, France, married Catherine Danis in Montreal, QC, in 1686. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Franck, Jacques.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gougeon has seen a decline over the past decade. In 2000, Gougeon ranked 46,839 in popularity, with approximately 427 individuals bearing this surname in the United States. However, by 2010, its rank fell to 50,851, and the count decreased to 410, reflecting a change of -8.57 in ranking and -3.98 in count. This indicates that the frequency of this surname per 100k people also decreased from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, showing a drop of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,839	#50,851	-8.57%
Count	427	410	-3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gougeon

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Gougeon identify as White. The percentage of individuals who identified as White was 96.72% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 96.10% in 2010. In both years, there were no reported instances of individuals with the Gougeon surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or belonging to two or more races. A small percentage (1.41%) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but this number dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	96.1%	-0.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.41%	0%	0%