The Gayon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 120 people carried this name — #139,228 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 110 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 437 people named Gayon.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Landes.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Gayon 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Gayon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ulysse Gayon 1845–1929 · chemist
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Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon 1930–2011 · winegrower
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Jean Gayon 1949–2018 · historian
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Nicolas Gayon 1982– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gayon.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gayon is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.