How common is the surname Gatling?

2,944 people in the United States had the surname Gatling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. It ranked 10,819th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gatling?

Richard Jordan Gatling, American firearm designer (1818–1903), followed by Chris Gatling.

Where is the surname Gatling most common?

Wikidata records people named Gatling in the United States.

Is the surname Gatling getting more or less common?

More common. 2,700 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,944 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Gatling

A surname, carried by 2,944 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). Gatling is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,944 people named Gatling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,700.

#10,819

rank among US surnames

2,944

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #10,837)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,812	Romain	2,946	104,802
#10,815	Kloss	2,945	104,837
#10,819	Oldenburg	2,944	104,873
#10,822	Sanon	2,943	104,908
#10,826	Barillas	2,942	104,944

Who is named Gatling

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

80% of people named Gatling identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gatlings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Jordan Gatling
American firearm designer (1818–1903)
Chris Gatling
American basketball player (born 1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gatling

Gatlin

Gatling 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 Gatling?: 2,944 people in the United States had the surname Gatling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,873 Americans. It ranked 10,819th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gatling?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Gatling identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gatling?: Richard Jordan Gatling, American firearm designer (1818–1903), followed by Chris Gatling.
Where is the surname Gatling most common?: Wikidata records people named Gatling in the United States.
Is the surname Gatling getting more or less common?: More common. 2,700 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,944 in 2010, up 9.0%.