The Gans surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,241 people carried this name — #12,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 112 people named Gans.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Gironde.
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.
In Poland’s population register
65 people named Gans have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 92 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
24 people named Gans live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Gans live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gans.
- Ganga 222 · U.S. census
- Gangemi 854 · U.S. census
- Gangloff 860 · U.S. census
- Ganier 247 · U.S. census
- Ganiere 102 · U.S. census
- Ganon 195 · U.S. census
- Ganser 1,089 · U.S. census
- Ganster 387 · U.S. census
- Ganter 1,054 · U.S. census
- Gantes 125 · U.S. census
- Ganthier 188 · U.S. census
- Gantner 768 · U.S. census
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