How common is the surname Gathers?

2,222 people in the United States had the surname Gathers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. It ranked 13,627th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gathers?

James Gathers, athletics competitor (1930–2002), followed by Hank Gathers.

Where is the surname Gathers most common?

Wikidata records people named Gathers in the United States.

Is the surname Gathers getting more or less common?

More common. 1,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,222 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Gathers

A surname, carried by 2,222 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gathers is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,222 people named Gathers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,991.

#13,627

rank among US surnames

2,222

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,622	Wilmer	2,224	138,824
#13,625	Gauvin	2,223	138,887
#13,627	Shum	2,222	138,949

Who is named Gathers

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

78% of people named Gathers identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 78%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gatherss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Gathers
Athletics competitor (1930–2002)
Hank Gathers
American basketball player (1967–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gathers

Gathers has the Soundex code G362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G362.

Questions

How common is the surname Gathers?: 2,222 people in the United States had the surname Gathers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. It ranked 13,627th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gathers?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Gathers identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gathers?: James Gathers, athletics competitor (1930–2002), followed by Hank Gathers.
Where is the surname Gathers most common?: Wikidata records people named Gathers in the United States.
Is the surname Gathers getting more or less common?: More common. 1,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,222 in 2010, up 12%.