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    The surname Gaylord

    A French surname, carried by 5,159 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/ 2 syllables Soundex G463 Also a first name

    Gaylord: #6,567 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gaylord #6,567, 5,159 people Gaylord: #6,567 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gaylord #6,567, 5,159 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaylord is more common than 96% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay + lord.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,159 people named Gaylord in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,846 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,151.

    #6,567
    rank among US surnames
    5,159
    people in 2010
    1.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #6,129)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,562Endres5,16359,800
    #6,565MacGregor5,16159,823
    #6,566Wrenn5,16059,834
    #6,567Gaylord5,15959,846
    #6,569Stlouis5,15859,858

    Who is named Gaylord

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

    87% of people named Gaylord identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gaylords

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mitch Gaylord
      American artistic gymnast and actor (born 1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gaylord

    Gaylord has the Soundex code G463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G463.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gaylord come from?
    Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay + lord.
    How common is the surname Gaylord?
    5,159 people in the United States had the surname Gaylord in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,846 Americans. It ranked 6,567th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gaylord?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gaylord identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gaylord?
    Mitch Gaylord, American artistic gymnast and actor (born 1961).
    Where is the surname Gaylord most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gaylord in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Gaylord?
    Gaylord is /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Gaylord getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,159 in 2010, up 0.2%.
    Is Gaylord also a first name?
    Yes. Gaylord is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.