The Gaetan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 232 people carried this name — #81,458 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 47% from 158 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,071 people named Gaetan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 129 people named Gaetan.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often La Réunion.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Gaetan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carlo Gaetan 1964– · mathematician
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Miguel Gaetan 1975– · actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gaetan.
- Gadea 693 · U.S. census
- Gaden 236 · U.S. census
- Gady 223 · U.S. census
- Gaertner 1,918 · U.S. census
- Gaestel 110 · U.S. census
- Gaeta 4,688 · U.S. census
- Gage 16,614 · U.S. census
- Gager 1,261 · U.S. census
- Gaggini 101 · U.S. census
- Gagliano 4,161 · U.S. census
- Gagliardi 5,404 · U.S. census
- Gagliardo 822 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gaetan is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.