Gauthier is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gauthier
No. of characters: 8
Origin: France
Meaning:

Descendant of Gautier meaning "ruler, army".

How popular is Gauthier?

Gauthier is common in Canada, France, United States, Chad, Haiti, Belgium, Switzerland, Uruguay, Argentina, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Thailand, England, Dominican Republic, Germany, Spain.

Gauthier is ranked 3717 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gauthier bearers increased by 2.64 per cent in 2010 US census to 16852 since 2000, the surname slipped by 128 spots and ranked at 2153. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.87 89.6
Black 5.93 5.25
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 1.99
Others 1.66 1.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.14 1.15
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.5 0.38
Gauthier is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies its Canada provenence. Around 151270 people have been found who wears Gauthier as their family name. Gauthier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Gauthier:
20 Canada61,033
45 France58,102
2,128 United States21,569
Countries with thousands of Gauthier:
686 Chad3,177
520 Haiti2,667
1,255 Belgium1,300
Countries with hundreds of Gauthier:
2,744 Switzerland492
1,227 Uruguay315
12,273 Argentina295
25,171 Morocco239
645 Puerto Rico216
58,236 Thailand210
21,519 England203
3,226 Dominican Republic154
49,237 Germany130
22,087 Spain115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
605 French Polynesia98
6,537 Chile85
557 New Caledonia78
3,478 Singapore64
105,435 Brazil56
10,264 Venezuela54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,545 Australia44
106,971 DR Congo34
3,795 Luxembourg34
201,756 Russia34
48,879 Netherlands32
12,265 Portugal28
26,697 Sweden26
24,580 Ivory Coast23
8,707 Ireland21
22,524 Peru21
14,725 Qatar19
4,443 China17
80,079 Greece15
40,906 Benin14
106,343 Italy14
28,765 New Zealand12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
76,885 Czechia11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,734 Denmark9
8,076 Mauritius9
434 Monaco9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
167,054 South Africa8
47,869 Japan7
13,677 Tunisia7
41,832 Finland6
555,748 Indonesia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Igman Gauthier hailed from France. 30 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Prince Arthur and arrived on June 17, 1852. 25 years old Anton Gauthier, Farmer Jacques Gauthier, Anna Gauthier, aged 30, Anna Gauthier, aged 11 months old, Elisabeth Gauthier, Jacob Gauthier (7), Philippe Gauthier, aged 34, Sebastian Gauthier (5), and 64 other Gauthier around 42.86% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and artist, servant, cultivator migrated to US.

Gauthier Namesakes

  • Cathy Gauthier, Canadian curler and broadcaster
  • Paule Gauthier, Canadian lawyer, arbitrator, and public servant
  • Jacques Gauthier, American vertebrate paleontologist
  • David Gauthier, Canadian-American philosopher best
  • Georges Gauthier, French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal
  • Michel Gauthier, Canadian politician
  • Charles-Arthur Gauthier, Canadian undertaker and long-time politician
  • Denis Gauthier, Denis Gauthier, Jr
  • Léo Gauthier, Canadian Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1958
  • Dan Gauthier, for 'One Life to Live'
  • Jean-Robert Gauthier, Canadian politician
  • Sean Gauthier, Canadian former goaltender
  • Mary Gauthier, American folk singer-songwriter
  • Chris Gauthier, English-born Canadian actor
  • Gabe Gauthier, American former professional ice hockey forward
  • Jean Gauthier, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Bernard Gauthier, French road racing cyclist
  • Henri Bernard Gauthier, judo practitioner involved
  • Éva Gauthier, Canadian-American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher
  • Gilles Gauthier, politician from Quebec, Canada
  • Pierre Gauthier, former General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens
  • Jean-Louis Gauthier, French professional road bicycle racer

Gauthier Namesakes

  • Cathy Gauthier, Canadian curler and broadcaster
  • Paule Gauthier, Canadian lawyer, arbitrator, and public servant
  • Jacques Gauthier, American vertebrate paleontologist
  • David Gauthier, Canadian-American philosopher best
  • Georges Gauthier, French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal
  • Michel Gauthier, Canadian politician
  • Charles-Arthur Gauthier, Canadian undertaker and long-time politician
  • Denis Gauthier, Denis Gauthier, Jr
  • Léo Gauthier, Canadian Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1958
  • Dan Gauthier, for 'One Life to Live'
  • Jean-Robert Gauthier, Canadian politician
  • Sean Gauthier, Canadian former goaltender
  • Mary Gauthier, American folk singer-songwriter
  • Chris Gauthier, English-born Canadian actor
  • Gabe Gauthier, American former professional ice hockey forward
  • Jean Gauthier, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Bernard Gauthier, French road racing cyclist
  • Henri Bernard Gauthier, judo practitioner involved
  • Éva Gauthier, Canadian-American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher
  • Gilles Gauthier, politician from Quebec, Canada
  • Pierre Gauthier, former General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens
  • Jean-Louis Gauthier, French professional road bicycle racer

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