How common is the surname Gailey?

3,690 people in the United States had the surname Gailey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,671 Americans. It ranked 8,873rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gailey?

Francis Gailey, Australian-American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist.

Where is the surname Gailey most common?

Wikidata records people named Gailey in Australia.

Is the surname Gailey getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,690 in 2010, down 6.0%.

The surname Gailey

A surname, carried by 3,690 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gailey is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,690 people named Gailey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,671 Americans. That is down 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,925.

#8,873

rank among US surnames

3,690

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-6%

change since 2000 (was #7,814)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,867	Bretz	3,693	83,603
#8,870	Cirillo	3,692	83,626
#8,872	Phares	3,691	83,648
#8,873	Gailey	3,690	83,671
#8,875	Laflamme	3,689	83,694
#8,878	Stanger	3,688	83,716

Who is named Gailey

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

90% of people named Gailey identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaileys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Gailey
Australian-American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, 1882–1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gailey

Gailey has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

Questions

How common is the surname Gailey?: 3,690 people in the United States had the surname Gailey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,671 Americans. It ranked 8,873rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gailey?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gailey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gailey?: Francis Gailey, Australian-American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist.
Where is the surname Gailey most common?: Wikidata records people named Gailey in Australia.
Is the surname Gailey getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,690 in 2010, down 6.0%.