How common is the surname Gensler?

1,183 people in the United States had the surname Gensler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gensler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gensler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gensler?

Gary Gensler, American former government official.

Where is the surname Gensler most common?

Wikidata records people named Gensler in the United States.

Is the surname Gensler getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Gensler

A surname, carried by 1,183 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gensler is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,183 people named Gensler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,450.

#21,940

rank among US surnames

1,183

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-18.4%

change since 2000 (was #17,799)

Who is named Gensler

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

95% of people named Gensler identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Genslers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Gensler
American former government official, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gensler

Gengler

Gensler has the Soundex code G524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G524.

Questions

How common is the surname Gensler?: 1,183 people in the United States had the surname Gensler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gensler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gensler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gensler?: Gary Gensler, American former government official.
Where is the surname Gensler most common?: Wikidata records people named Gensler in the United States.
Is the surname Gensler getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, down 18%.