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Early Origins of the Gaud family

The surname Gaud was first found in Languedoc, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gaud family

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Gaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Galtier, Galtiet, Galter, Gaulter, Gaultes, Galtiers, Galtiez, Galtiest, Galtié, Galtiée, Galtiait, Galtiaie, Galtiaies, Galtiai, Galtiais, de Galtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaud family

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Gaud Ranking

In France, the name Gaud is the 2,450th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. [1]

Migration of the Gaud family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benjamin Galt settled in New Hampshire in 1718; Matthew Galt settled in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1880; William Galt settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1620.


Contemporary Notables of the name Gaud (post 1700) +

  • William S. Gaud (d. 1977), American former president of the Population Crisis Committee
  • Henry T. Gaud, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1960; Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1956 [2]
  • Aaron G. Gaud, American politician, Postmaster at Covington, Kentucky, 1820-23 [2]
  • Françoise "France" Gaud (b. 1947), French former Olympic sprint canoer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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