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

The Gourlay surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 682 people carried this name — #33,450 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 9% from 627 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 670 people named Gourlay.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Finistère.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Finistère 395
Somme 63
Oise 37
Morbihan 32
Pas-de-Calais 30
Paris 26
Côtes-d’Armor 24
Yvelines 9

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Gourlay,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Gourlay d. 1915
  • William Gourlay d. 1843
  • Jean Plenderleath Gourlay d. 1823
  • David Gourlay d. 1627
  • Jill Elizabeth Gourlay d. 1961
  • Thomas Gourlay 1632–

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Gourlay 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.

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