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

The Gau surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,367 people carried this name — #19,703 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 18% from 1,158 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,324 people named Gau.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Tarn.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Tarn 589
Hérault 137
Aude 119
Nord 54
Paris 53
Martinique 46
Eure-et-Loir 35
Yvelines 27

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 211 people named Gau 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 155
City of Buenos Aires 31
Santa Fe 15
Santiago del Estero 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

47 people named Gau is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 47

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Gau,
with a public archive behind them.

  • André Gau
    André Gau 1911–1971 · rugby league player
  • Johanna Gau d. 1684
  • Landry-Lambert Gau d. 1965
  • Franz Christian Gau 1790–1853 · architect
  • Franz Christian Gau 1790–1853 · architect
  • Andreas Gau 1800–1862 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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