The surname Gadson
A surname, carried by 5,291 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex G325
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,291 people named Gadson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,353 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,720.
#6,422
rank among US surnames
5,291
people in 2010
1.8
per 100,000 Americans
+12.1%
change since 2000 (was #6,617)
Who is named Gadson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Gadson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Black (not Hispanic) 90%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
- Two or more races 2.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Gadson
Gadson has the Soundex code G325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G325.
Questions
- How common is the surname Gadson?
- 5,291 people in the United States had the surname Gadson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,353 Americans. It ranked 6,422nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gadson?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gadson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Gadson getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,291 in 2010, up 12%.