Gaitor is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.
Lastname Gaitor is the variant form of Gaudet. Descendant of little Gaud meaning "ruler".
Lastname is a variant form of Gaiter. See Gater - See Gate - From residence near either the gate of a fortified town, or of a chase, forest, or the like. Its medieval forms are Ate Gate and Atte Gate, which have since the XV century modified to Agate, Gater, and especially to Gates, now one of the commonest of surnames. In North Britain gate is equivalent to way; as in the phrase, "Gang your Gate" for "Go your way." See also Northgate, Southgate, etc. De la Gate, de Gate, and Le Gater, occur in the Hundred Rolls.
How popular is Gaitor?
As per 2010 US census, number of Gaitors plummeted by 4.39 per cent to 327 since 2000 and slipped by 5465 spots and ranked at 61436. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 90.21 | 90.06 |
| Others | 3.98 | 3.22 |
| White | 3.36 | 5.26 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.14 | 0 |