The Gauthier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,852 people carried this name — #2,153 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 16,419 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 25,840 people named Gauthier.
338 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 762 people named Gauthier 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 Namur.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
372 people named Gauthier live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 264 people named Gauthier 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Gauthier is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
In print
Gauthier in American newspapers,
1876–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,354 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gauthier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre-Joseph Gauthier 1787–1851 · politician -
Félix-Odilon Gauthier 1808–1876 · judge -
Charles Gauthier 1831–1891 · sculptor -
Joseph Gauthier 1842–1911 · politician -
Charles-Hugues Gauthier 1843–1922 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 207 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gauthier.
- Gaumer 887 · U.S. census
- Gaumond 566 · U.S. census
- Gaumont 171 · U.S. census
- Gauron 109 · U.S. census
- Gauss 1,029 · U.S. census
- Gauthe 120 · U.S. census
- Gautier 2,505 · U.S. census
- Gautreau 1,595 · U.S. census
- Gauvain 208 · U.S. census
- Gauvin 2,223 · U.S. census
- Gauvreau 342 · U.S. census
- Gauze 247 · U.S. census
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