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    The surname Gelb

    A surname, carried by 1,485 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex G410

    Gelb: #18,572 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gelb #18,572, 1,485 people Gelb: #18,572 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gelb #18,572, 1,485 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gelb is more common than 88.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,485 people named Gelb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,909 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,666.

    #18,572
    rank among US surnames
    1,485
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -10.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,001)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,572Gelb1,485207,909
    #18,579Shimabukuro1,484208,050

    Who is named Gelb

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

    97% of people named Gelb identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gelbs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ignace Gelb
      American historian (1907-1985)
    • David Gelb
      American film director, born 1983
    • Howe Gelb
      American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, born 1956

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gelb

    Gelb has the Soundex code G410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G410.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gelb?
    1,485 people in the United States had the surname Gelb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,909 Americans. It ranked 18,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gelb?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Gelb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Gelb?
    Ignace Gelb, American historian (1907-1985), followed by David Gelb.
    Where is the surname Gelb most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gelb in the United States.
    Is the surname Gelb getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,485 in 2010, down 11%.