How common is the surname Gaskell?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Gaskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaskell?

Elizabeth Gaskell, British author (1810-1865), followed by W. H. Gaskell.

Where is the surname Gaskell most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaskell in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Gaskell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Gaskell

A surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaskell is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,231 people named Gaskell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,188.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,693)

Who is named Gaskell

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

93% of people named Gaskell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as two or more races and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaskells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Gaskell
British author (1810-1865)
W. H. Gaskell
British biologist (1847–1914)
Lucy Gaskell
British actress, born 1980

Notable Gaskells come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaskell

Gaskill

Gaskell has the Soundex code G240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G240.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaskell?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Gaskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaskell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gaskell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Gaskell?: Elizabeth Gaskell, British author (1810-1865), followed by W. H. Gaskell.
Where is the surname Gaskell most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaskell in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gaskell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, up 3.6%.