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    The surname Gadsby

    A Norse place surname, carried by 652 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G321

    Gadsby: #34,668 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gadsby #34,668, 652 people Gadsby: #34,668 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gadsby #34,668, 652 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gadsby is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).

    Gadsby is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 652 people named Gadsby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 473,536 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 572.

    #34,668
    rank among US surnames
    652
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14%
    change since 2000 (was #36,807)

    Who is named Gadsby

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Gadsby identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gadsbys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hannah Gadsby
      Australian comedian, born 1978

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gadsby come from?
    Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).
    How common is the surname Gadsby?
    652 people in the United States had the surname Gadsby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 473,536 Americans. It ranked 34,668th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gadsby?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gadsby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gadsby?
    Hannah Gadsby, Australian comedian.
    Where is the surname Gadsby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gadsby in Australia.
    What type of surname is Gadsby?
    Gadsby is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Gadsby getting more or less common?
    More common. 572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 652 in 2010, up 14%.