Frequency: (800)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French Canadian: variant of Gastonguay, which is a combination of the first and last names of the first bearer of the name in Canada, Gaston Guay or Gay.
GIVEN NAMES: French 17%. Pierre (5), Lucien (3), Marcel (3), Normand (3), Alban (2), Andre (2), Armand (2), Camille (2), Adelard, Alcide, Alyre, Aurele.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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