What are common surnames from Gard region, France?

Question

I'm looking for some common surnames from the Gard region of France, not the aristocratic names, but common names of people that would be farmers etc.

I'm interested in names beginning with any letter, but particularly any beginning with 'P' or the sound 'Pru'.

It's part of my research for a piece of writing. Thanks!

Answer 1

Here is the list of the most common surnames in the Gard (zip code 30):

http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/cart...

With P: Pascal, Pagès, Perez (a lot of Spanish immigrants came to the region), Puech, Pradier, Perrier, Pesanti, Pellet, Peyre, Petit...

If you click on any name, you'll get a map of France showing you where else in France people have that name. It will help you find one that is typically from the Gard. You can also choose the year of birth range under "choisissez la période".

If you choose people born in 1966-1990, you'll notice that the most prevalent names are often Spanish: Garcia, Martinez, Sanchez, Lopez...

EDIT: I just found the link to names that are originally FROM the Gard: http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/cart... it doesn't mean that they are common, they are on the contrary born by very few people.