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    The surname Gans

    A surname, carried by 2,429 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex G520

    Gans: #12,711 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gans #12,711, 2,429 people Gans: #12,711 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gans #12,711, 2,429 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gans is more common than 92.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,429 people named Gans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,108 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,241.

    #12,711
    rank among US surnames
    2,429
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,657)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,703Raulerson2,430127,056
    #12,711Gans2,429127,108
    #12,715Duclos2,428127,160
    #12,720Marlatt2,427127,213

    Who is named Gans

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

    81% of people named Gans identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ganss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe Gans
      American boxer (1874-1910)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gans

    Gans has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gans?
    2,429 people in the United States had the surname Gans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,108 Americans. It ranked 12,711th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gans?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Gans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gans?
    Joe Gans, American boxer (1874-1910).
    Where is the surname Gans most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gans in the United States.
    Is the surname Gans getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,429 in 2010, up 8.4%.