The Gignac surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 841 people carried this name — #28,380 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 803 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 123 people named Gignac.
Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gignac,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Narcisse Gignac 1864–1939 · teacher -
Marie Louise Gignac 1881–1965 · painter
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Jean-Paul Gignac 1922–2009 · engineer
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Francis Thomas Gignac 1933–2014 · Catholic priest
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Fernand Gignac 1934–2006 · television actor
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Marie Gignac 1953– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gignac.
- Gigandet 176 · U.S. census
- Gigante 1,116 · U.S. census
- Giger 984 · U.S. census
- Gigli 179 · U.S. census
- Giglio 4,586 · U.S. census
- Gigliotti 3,341 · U.S. census
- Gigon 117 · U.S. census
- Gigot 136 · U.S. census
- Gil 26,112 · U.S. census
- Gilardi 531 · U.S. census
- Gilbert 114,940 · U.S. census
- Giles 40,598 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gignac 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.