How common is the surname Gatlin?

10,785 people in the United States had the surname Gatlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,627 Americans. It ranked 3,329th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gatlin?

Justin Gatlin, American sprinter.

Where is the surname Gatlin most common?

Wikidata records people named Gatlin in the United States.

Is the surname Gatlin getting more or less common?

More common. 10,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,785 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Gatlin

A surname, carried by 10,785 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G345

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gatlin is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,785 people named Gatlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,627 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,162.

#3,329

rank among US surnames

10,785

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,324	Custer	10,790	28,614
#3,326	Wolford	10,789	28,617
#3,328	Danner	10,786	28,625
#3,329	Gatlin	10,785	28,627

Who is named Gatlin

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

66% of people named Gatlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gatlins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Justin Gatlin
American sprinter, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gatlin

Gatling

Gatlin has the Soundex code G345, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G345.

Questions

How common is the surname Gatlin?: 10,785 people in the United States had the surname Gatlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,627 Americans. It ranked 3,329th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gatlin?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Gatlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gatlin?: Justin Gatlin, American sprinter.
Where is the surname Gatlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Gatlin in the United States.
Is the surname Gatlin getting more or less common?: More common. 10,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,785 in 2010, up 6.1%.