How common is the surname Gaynor?

6,318 people in the United States had the surname Gaynor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,868 Americans. It ranked 5,505th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaynor?

Janet Gaynor, American actress (1906–1984), followed by Gloria Gaynor.

Where is the surname Gaynor most common?

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

Is the surname Gaynor getting more or less common?

More common. 6,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,318 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Gaynor also a first name?

Yes. Gaynor 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.

The surname Gaynor

A surname, carried by 6,318 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaynor is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,318 people named Gaynor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,868 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,121.

#5,505

rank among US surnames

6,318

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,238)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,497	Carty	6,332	48,760
#5,498	Pfaff	6,331	48,767
#5,499	Ozuna	6,327	48,798
#5,500	Cifuentes	6,325	48,814
#5,502	Luevano	6,324	48,821
#5,503	Shreve	6,321	48,844
#5,504	McCrea	6,320	48,852

Who is named Gaynor

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

76% of people named Gaynor identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaynors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Janet Gaynor
American actress (1906–1984)
Gloria Gaynor
American singer, born 1943
William Jay Gaynor
American politician; Mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913
Mel Gaynor
British drummer, born 1959

Notable Gaynors come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Gainor

Surnames that sound like Gaynor

Gainer

Gaynor has the Soundex code G560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G560.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaynor?: 6,318 people in the United States had the surname Gaynor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,868 Americans. It ranked 5,505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaynor?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Gaynor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaynor?: Janet Gaynor, American actress (1906–1984), followed by Gloria Gaynor.
Where is the surname Gaynor most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaynor in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gaynor getting more or less common?: More common. 6,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,318 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Gaynor?: Gainor.
Is Gaynor also a first name?: Yes. Gaynor 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.