How common is the surname Gaither?

10,790 people in the United States had the surname Gaither in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,614 Americans. It ranked 3,324th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaither?

Tynia Gaither, Bahamian female sprinter, followed by Bill Gaither.

Where is the surname Gaither most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaither in the United States and The Bahamas.

Is the surname Gaither getting more or less common?

More common. 10,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,790 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Gaither

A surname, carried by 10,790 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaither is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,790 people named Gaither in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,614 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,255.

#3,324

rank among US surnames

10,790

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,315	Nolen	10,820	28,535
#3,316	Hardesty	10,817	28,543
#3,317	Pauley	10,809	28,564
#3,318	Haddad	10,804	28,577
#3,319	Reiter	10,802	28,582
#3,320	Van	10,798	28,593
#3,322	Robins	10,797	28,595

Who is named Gaither

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

55% of people named Gaither identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaithers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tynia Gaither
Bahamian female sprinter, born 1993
Bill Gaither
American singer and songwriter, born 1936
Gloria Gaither
American gospel songwriter, author & scholar, born 1942

Notable Gaithers come mostly from the United States (2) and The Bahamas (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaither

Gaither has the Soundex code G360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G360.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaither?: 10,790 people in the United States had the surname Gaither in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,614 Americans. It ranked 3,324th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaither?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Gaither identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaither?: Tynia Gaither, Bahamian female sprinter, followed by Bill Gaither.
Where is the surname Gaither most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaither in the United States and The Bahamas.
Is the surname Gaither getting more or less common?: More common. 10,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,790 in 2010, up 5.2%.