Gajan surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gajan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 117 people carried this name — #142,108 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 11% from 132 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Gajan.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Haute-Garonne 50
Bouches-du-Rhône 14
Gironde 12
La Réunion 9
Finistère 8
Paris 6
Maine-et-Loire 4
Hautes-Pyrénées 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 52 people named Gajan 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 Formosa.

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

Where they live today

Formosa 41
Chaco 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Gajan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Étienne Gajan 1890–1978 · athletics competitor
  • Koloman Gajan 1918–2011 · author
  • Christian Gajan 1957– · rugby union player
  • Hokie Gajan 1959–2016 · American football player
  • Tomas Gajan 1998– · basketball player
  • Olivier Gajan 2000– · film editor

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Gajan 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.

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