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    The surname Gelin

    A surname, carried by 1,159 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G450

    Gelin: #22,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gelin #22,246, 1,159 people Gelin: #22,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gelin #22,246, 1,159 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gelin is more common than 86.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,159 people named Gelin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 859.

    #22,246
    rank among US surnames
    1,159
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.9%
    change since 2000 (was #26,672)

    Who is named Gelin

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

    79% of people named Gelin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gelin

    Gelin has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gelin?
    1,159 people in the United States had the surname Gelin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gelin?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Gelin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Gelin getting more or less common?
    More common. 859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, up 35%.