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

The Gast surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,415 people carried this name — #7,000 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 405 people named Gast.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Bas-Rhin 127
Haut-Rhin 50
Paris 45
Hérault 29
Calvados 22
Moselle 15
Nord 9
Seine-Maritime 8

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

184 people named Gast live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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Where they live today

Bern 62
Zurich 37
Fribourg 17
Aargau 12
St. Gallen 9
Lucerne 8
Basel-Stadt 6
Basel-Landschaft 6

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 Poland’s population register

80 people named Gast have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 114 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

Pomeranian 29
Greater Poland 18
Silesian 10
Masovian 8
Opole 6
West Pomeranian 5
Holy Cross 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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