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Early Origins of the Gand family

The surname Gand was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Gand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gand research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1307, 1385, 1420, 1440, 1500, 1612 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Gand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gand, Gans, Gant, Gond, Gons, Gont, Gande, Gonde, Gandes, Gondes, Gante, Gonte, Gantes, Gontes, de Gand and many more.

Early Notables of the Gand family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Charles-François (de) Gand, Knight of Malta

Gand Ranking

In France, the name Gand is the 5,958th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Gand family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bernard Gans settled in New York City in 1761; Christopher Gans settled in Philadelphia in 1754; Francis Phillip Gans settled in Philadelphia in 1855.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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