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Gans

in Illinois

There are 136 people with the last name "Gans" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Gans 8,304
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  1. is 8,300th most common Cedeno
  2. is 8,301st most common Chesnut
  3. is 8,302nd most common Collin
  4. is 8,303rd most common Fanella
  5. is 8,304th most common Gans
  6. is 8,305th most common Giffin
  7. is 8,306th most common Glidewell
  8. is 8,307th most common Granat
  9. is 8,308th most common Grosse

Similar Names and Nicknames

Ganz, Ganser, Ganske, Ganson, Genz, Gansen, Ganster, Gens, Ganschow, Gumz

Most Common First Names for Gans

John, Robert, Barry, Christopher, Denise, Edward, Eric, Jennifer, Kenneth, Paul

Meaning & History

German and Dutch:

  • 1. from Dutch and German gans ‘goose’, hence a nickname for a foolish person or a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred or tended geese, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a goose.
  • 2. nickname for a healthy or strong person, from Middle Low German gans ‘whole’, ‘complete’, ‘healthy’.

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