How common is the surname Gammons?

2,186 people in the United States had the surname Gammons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. It ranked 13,830th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gammons getting more or less common?

More common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,186 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Gammons

A surname, carried by 2,186 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gammons is more common than 91.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,186 people named Gammons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,009.

#13,830

rank among US surnames

2,186

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,812)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,824	Petrey	2,187	141,173
#13,830	Gammons	2,186	141,238
#13,834	Balsamo	2,185	141,302

Who is named Gammons

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

85% of people named Gammons identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Gammons?: 2,186 people in the United States had the surname Gammons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. It ranked 13,830th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gammons?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gammons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gammons getting more or less common?: More common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,186 in 2010, up 8.8%.