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Gans

in the US

There are 2,142 people with the last name "Gans" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Gans 11,556
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  1. is 11,552nd most common Hunsucker
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  5. is 11,556th most common Gans
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Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gans

Robert, Michael, David, Richard, John, William, Susan, Daniel, George, James

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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