How common is the surname Gelman?

2,491 people in the United States had the surname Gelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. It ranked 12,460th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gelman?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gelman?

Juan Gelman, Argentine poet (1930-2014), followed by Brett Gelman.

Where is the surname Gelman most common?

Wikidata records people named Gelman in the United States and Bolivia.

Is the surname Gelman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,491 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Gelman

A surname, carried by 2,491 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gelman is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,491 people named Gelman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,105.

#12,460

rank among US surnames

2,491

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+18.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,291)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,452	Karlin	2,493	123,845
#12,454	Evert	2,492	123,895
#12,460	Hallowell	2,491	123,944
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994

Who is named Gelman

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

92% of people named Gelman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

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 Gelmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Juan Gelman
Argentine poet (1930-2014)
Brett Gelman
American actor and comedian, born 1976
Andrew Gelman
American statistician, born 1965
Kimiko Gelman
American actress, born 1966
Larry Gelman
American actor (1930–2021)

Notable Gelmans come mostly from the United States (4) and Bolivia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gelman

Gelman has the Soundex code G455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G455.

Questions

How common is the surname Gelman?: 2,491 people in the United States had the surname Gelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. It ranked 12,460th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gelman?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gelman?: Juan Gelman, Argentine poet (1930-2014), followed by Brett Gelman.
Where is the surname Gelman most common?: Wikidata records people named Gelman in the United States and Bolivia.
Is the surname Gelman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,491 in 2010, up 18%.