Vachon is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vachon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning:

The form of Vacher. Old English vachery, from French vacherie, is a cow-house, or, in a more extended sense, a dairy. There are several minor places and farms in various parts of England called, in old deeds, La Vacherie. This surname is probably either a contraction of vachery, or an obsolete word meaning a person who superintended one-a cow keeper.

How popular is Vachon?

Vachon is common in Canada, United States, France.

Vachon is ranked 24843 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Vachon bearers increased by 2.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 2928 since 2000, the surname slipped by 550 spots and ranked at 10886. The last name was found in around 10 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.17 95.34
Hispanic or Latino 2.73 1.33
Others 1.74 1.09
Black 1.3 1.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24 0
Vachon is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies its Canada provenence. Around 21739 people have been found who wears Vachon as their family name. Vachon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Vachon:
276 Canada15,383
Countries with thousands of Vachon:
10,818 United States3,738
3,354 France2,403
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,897 Dominican Republic69
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
213,663 Thailand43
86,519 England24
43,230 Switzerland13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
109,631 Australia10
94,797 Netherlands7

Vachon Namesakes

  • Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian educator
  • Pierre Vachon, French composer
  • Jean Vachon, motion picture actress whose career began
  • Rogie Vachon, Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Luna Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Maurice Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Paul Vachon, Canadian retired professional wrestler
  • Nicholas Vachon, Canadian retired ice hockey player
  • John Vachon, American photographer
  • Vivian Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Christine Vachon, American film producer active

Vachon Namesakes

  • Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian educator
  • Pierre Vachon, French composer
  • Jean Vachon, motion picture actress whose career began
  • Rogie Vachon, Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Luna Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Maurice Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Paul Vachon, Canadian retired professional wrestler
  • Nicholas Vachon, Canadian retired ice hockey player
  • John Vachon, American photographer
  • Vivian Vachon, professional wrestler
  • Christine Vachon, American film producer active

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