How common is the surname Gant?

14,167 people in the United States had the surname Gant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,793 Americans. It ranked 2,550th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gant?

Robert Gant, American actor, followed by Richard Gant.

Where is the surname Gant most common?

Wikidata records people named Gant in the United States.

Is the surname Gant getting more or less common?

More common. 13,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,167 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Gant

A surname, carried by 14,167 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gant is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

* As a French and English surname, from gant (“glove”). * As a German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, possibly related to Gand (“scree”); compare Gander. Or, related to Gans (“goose”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,167 people named Gant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,793 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,268.

#2,550

rank among US surnames

14,167

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,490)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,541	Tejeda	14,240	21,682
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697
#2,544	Ryder	14,228	21,700
#2,545	Lombardi	14,227	21,701
#2,546	Weiner	14,208	21,730
#2,547	Mota	14,182	21,770

Who is named Gant

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

48% of people named Gant identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gants

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Gant
American actor, born 1968
Richard Gant
American actor, born 1944
Harry Gant
American stock car racing driver, born 1940
Cecil Gant
American musician (1913–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gant

Gant has the Soundex code G530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G530.

Questions

Where does the surname Gant come from?: * As a French and English surname, from gant (“glove”). * As a German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, possibly related to Gand (“scree”); compare Gander. Or, related to Gans (“goose”).
How common is the surname Gant?: 14,167 people in the United States had the surname Gant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,793 Americans. It ranked 2,550th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gant?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Gant identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gant?: Robert Gant, American actor, followed by Richard Gant.
Where is the surname Gant most common?: Wikidata records people named Gant in the United States.
Is the surname Gant getting more or less common?: More common. 13,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,167 in 2010, up 6.8%.