How common is the surname Gedeon?

1,675 people in the United States had the surname Gedeon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. It ranked 16,968th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gedeon?

Benjamin Gedeon, Austrian singer-songwriter (born 2006).

Where is the surname Gedeon most common?

Wikidata records people named Gedeon in Austria.

Is the surname Gedeon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,675 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Gedeon also a first name?

Yes. Gedeon 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 Gedeon

A surname, carried by 1,675 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gedeon is more common than 89.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,675 people named Gedeon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,432.

#16,968

rank among US surnames

1,675

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+17%

change since 2000 (was #17,980)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,968	Kintz	1,675	184,326
#16,975	Vanvliet	1,674	184,436

Who is named Gedeon

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

48% of people named Gedeon identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gedeons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benjamin Gedeon
Austrian singer-songwriter (born 2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gedeon

Gedeon has the Soundex code G350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G350.

Questions

How common is the surname Gedeon?: 1,675 people in the United States had the surname Gedeon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. It ranked 16,968th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gedeon?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Gedeon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gedeon?: Benjamin Gedeon, Austrian singer-songwriter (born 2006).
Where is the surname Gedeon most common?: Wikidata records people named Gedeon in Austria.
Is the surname Gedeon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,675 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Gedeon also a first name?: Yes. Gedeon 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.