# Gaynor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gaynor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,318 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,505 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,868 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (6,121 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gainor |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gaynor in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gaynor in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gaynor

- Janet Gaynor, American actress (1906–1984)
- Gloria Gaynor, American singer
- William Jay Gaynor, American politician; Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913
- Mel Gaynor, British drummer

## Similar surnames

Gainer, Gamarra, Gennaro, Gomer, Gamero, Gaumer, Gummer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.