The surname Gatewood
A surname, carried by 8,359 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex G330
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,359 people named Gatewood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,936 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,999.
#4,242
rank among US surnames
8,359
people in 2010
2.8
per 100,000 Americans
+4.5%
change since 2000 (was #4,096)
Who is named Gatewood
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
51% of people named Gatewood identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 51%
- Black (not Hispanic) 41%
- Two or more races 3.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Questions
- How common is the surname Gatewood?
- 8,359 people in the United States had the surname Gatewood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,936 Americans. It ranked 4,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gatewood?
- In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Gatewood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Gatewood getting more or less common?
- More common. 7,999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,359 in 2010, up 4.5%.