The Gaida surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 450 people carried this name — #47,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 426 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
461 people named Gaida have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 684 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Gaida 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 59 people named Gaida.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Gaida,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giacinto Gaida 1874–2000
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Hans Gaida 1894–
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Primo Gaida 1899– · sport cyclist
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Wilhelm Gaida 1902–1988 · politician
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Erich Gaida 1909– · teacher
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Erich Gaida 1928–2015
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gaida.
- Gagnet 124 · U.S. census
- Gagnier 1,180 · U.S. census
- Gagnon 21,208 · U.S. census
- Gago 670 · U.S. census
- Gai 515 · U.S. census
- Gaia 293 · U.S. census
- Gaide 131 · U.S. census
- Gaido 133 · U.S. census
- Gail 721 · U.S. census
- Gaillard 2,566 · U.S. census
- Gailliard 366 · U.S. census
- Gain 1,367 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gaida 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.
