The Gaul surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,493 people carried this name — #6,892 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
121 people named Gaul have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 158 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Gaul.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Gaul live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 28 people named Gaul 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 Gaul.
- Gaudino 593 · U.S. census
- Gaudry 191 · U.S. census
- Gaudy 236 · U.S. census
- Gauer 635 · U.S. census
- Gauger 2,299 · U.S. census
- Gaugler 1,052 · U.S. census
- Gaule 194 · U.S. census
- Gaulin 992 · U.S. census
- Gault 6,197 · U.S. census
- Gaume 167 · U.S. census
- Gaumer 1,034 · U.S. census
- Gaumond 537 · U.S. census
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