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

The Gardon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 315 people carried this name — #63,373 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 11% from 353 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 857 people named Gardon.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Loire 206
Drôme 70
Rhône 60
Paris 55
Vaucluse 49
Ardèche 40
Bouches-du-Rhône 38
Puy-de-Dôme 35

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

In Poland’s population register

399 people named Gardon have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 416 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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Where they live today

Lesser Poland 245
Lower Silesian 50
Silesian 44
Subcarpathian 19
Lubusz 15
Masovian 14
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
Opole 5

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 195 people named Gardon 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 141
Río Negro 26
La Pampa 15
City of Buenos Aires 13

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

28 people named Gardon live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 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

Vaud 21
Zurich 4
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Gardon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luc-Pierre Richard-Gardon 1811–1885 · lawyer
  • Félix J. Gardon 1852–1921 · painter
  • Felix Henri Gardon 1879–1946 · painter
  • Marius Jean Gardon 1914–1990 · painter
  • Roger Gardon 1945–2017 · rugby union player
  • Olivier Gardon 1950– · pianist

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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