Frequency: (422)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French (Gédéon) and Hungarian: from the French, Hungarian, or some other form of the personal name Gideon.
GIVEN NAMES: French 12%. Gedeon (2), Henri (2), Andre, Andree, Antoine, Cecile, Francois, Jean-Robert, Marcel, Marie Carmel, Odette, Rodrigue.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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