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Definition: 1) A surname often given to lumbermen, originating from the Old French "gault" and Gallic "gaut" meaning forest. 2) From the germanic elements "wald" meaning to govern and "hari" meaning armed.

Surname Origin: French

Alternate Surname Spellings: GAUTIE, GAUTHIE, GAUTHIEZ, GOTHIER, GAUTIER, GAULTIER, GAULTHIER, LES GAUTHIER, LE GAUTHIER

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French Genealogy
Research your French family tree with the help of these genealogical societies, records, surname lists, archives and libraries, and French genealogy research guides.

GAUTHIER Family Genealogy Forum
Free message board is focused on descendants of GAUTHIER ancestors around the world.

FamilySearch - GAUTHIER Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the GAUTHIER surname.

GAUTHIER Surname & Family Mailing List
Free mailing list for researchers of the Gauthier surname and its variations includes subscription details and a searchable archives of past messages.

Surname Finder - GAUTHIER Genealogy & Family Resources
Find links to free and commercial resources for the Gauthier surname.

Association Gauthier
Free member organization seeks to form collaborations of Gauthier researchers around the world, and publishes Gautheir genealogy research on it's Web site.

Cousin Connect - GAUTHIER Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname GAUTHIER, and sign up for free notification when new Gauthier queries are added.

DistantCousin.com - GAUTHIER Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name GAUTHIER.

MyCinnamonToast.com - GAUTHIER Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the GAUTHIER surname.

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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