How common is the surname Gaylor?

3,382 people in the United States had the surname Gaylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,291 Americans. It ranked 9,609th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaylor?

Annie Laurie Gaylor, American atheism activist.

Where is the surname Gaylor most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaylor in the United States.

Is the surname Gaylor getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,382 in 2010, down 7.5%.

The surname Gaylor

A surname, carried by 3,382 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaylor is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,382 people named Gaylor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,291 Americans. That is down 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,655.

#9,609

rank among US surnames

3,382

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-7.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,331)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,603	Seaver	3,384	91,237
#9,607	Wingert	3,383	91,264
#9,609	Sabatino	3,382	91,291
#9,611	Cuenca	3,381	91,318
#9,615	Backer	3,380	91,345
#9,618	Courville	3,379	91,372

Who is named Gaylor

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

81% of people named Gaylor identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaylors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annie Laurie Gaylor
American atheism activist, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaylor

Glore

Gaylor has the Soundex code G460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G460.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaylor?: 3,382 people in the United States had the surname Gaylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,291 Americans. It ranked 9,609th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaylor?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Gaylor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaylor?: Annie Laurie Gaylor, American atheism activist.
Where is the surname Gaylor most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaylor in the United States.
Is the surname Gaylor getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,382 in 2010, down 7.5%.