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    The surname Gammon

    A surname, carried by 6,415 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G550

    Gammon: #5,428 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gammon #5,428, 6,415 people Gammon: #5,428 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gammon #5,428, 6,415 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gammon is more common than 96.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,415 people named Gammon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,129 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,238.

    #5,428
    rank among US surnames
    6,415
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,159)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,421Hann6,42048,091
    #5,425Saechao6,41948,099
    #5,427Medlock6,41648,121
    #5,428Gammon6,41548,129
    #5,429Bolling6,41448,136

    Who is named Gammon

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

    87% of people named Gammon identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gammons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Gammon
      American actor (1940–2010)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gammon

    Gammon has the Soundex code G550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G550.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gammon?
    6,415 people in the United States had the surname Gammon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,129 Americans. It ranked 5,428th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gammon?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gammon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gammon?
    James Gammon, American actor (1940–2010).
    Where is the surname Gammon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gammon in the United States.
    Is the surname Gammon getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,415 in 2010, up 2.8%.