How common is the surname Gasque?

1,194 people in the United States had the surname Gasque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gasque?

Allard H. Gasque, American politician (1873-1938), followed by Elizabeth Hawley Gasque.

Where is the surname Gasque most common?

Wikidata records people named Gasque in the United States.

Is the surname Gasque getting more or less common?

More common. 1,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Gasque

A surname, carried by 1,194 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gasque is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,194 people named Gasque in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,081.

#21,774

rank among US surnames

1,194

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,258)

Who is named Gasque

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

61% of people named Gasque identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gasques

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allard H. Gasque
American politician (1873-1938)
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
American politician (1886-1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gasque

Gasque has the Soundex code G200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G200.

Questions

How common is the surname Gasque?: 1,194 people in the United States had the surname Gasque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gasque?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Gasque identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gasque?: Allard H. Gasque, American politician (1873-1938), followed by Elizabeth Hawley Gasque.
Where is the surname Gasque most common?: Wikidata records people named Gasque in the United States.
Is the surname Gasque getting more or less common?: More common. 1,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, up 11%.