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The Gach surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 610 people carried this name — #36,630 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 614 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gach surname

Gaweł, Gabriel) + -ch.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gach» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

2,010 people named Gach have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 2,197 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 558
Lesser Poland 433
Holy Cross 212
Opole 198
Lower Silesian 149
Masovian 99
Pomeranian 70
Subcarpathian 68

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Gach.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Aude.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Aude 26
Meuse 21
Tarn 7
Paris 7
Gironde 6
Somme 5
Aisne 5
Loire 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Gach,
with a public archive behind them.

  • István Lipót Gách
    István Lipót Gách 1880–1962 · painter
  • Karoline Gach d. 1995
  • Julius Gach 1870–1943
  • Leopold Gach 1871–1940
  • Alfred Gach 1872–1936 · journalist
  • Max Gach 1883–1942

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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