How common is the surname Giddens?

7,034 people in the United States had the surname Giddens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,893 Americans. It ranked 4,995th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Giddens?

J. R. Giddens, American basketball player (born 1985), followed by Rhiannon Giddens.

Where is the surname Giddens most common?

Wikidata records people named Giddens in the United States.

Is the surname Giddens getting more or less common?

More common. 6,629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,034 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Giddens

A surname, carried by 7,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Giddens is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Giddings.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,034 people named Giddens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,893 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,629.

#4,995

rank among US surnames

7,034

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,862)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,987	Roderick	7,039	43,862
#4,989	Hargrave	7,037	43,875
#4,990	Dimas	7,035	43,887
#4,995	Sipes	7,034	43,893
#4,998	Kingston	7,033	43,900
#5,000	Hartwell	7,032	43,906

Who is named Giddens

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

70% of people named Giddens identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Giddenss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

J. R. Giddens
American basketball player (born 1985)
Rhiannon Giddens
American musician (born 1977)
Rebecca Giddens
American canoeist, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Giddens

Giddens has the Soundex code G352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G352.

Questions

Where does the surname Giddens come from?: Variant of Giddings.
How common is the surname Giddens?: 7,034 people in the United States had the surname Giddens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,893 Americans. It ranked 4,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Giddens?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Giddens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Giddens?: J. R. Giddens, American basketball player (born 1985), followed by Rhiannon Giddens.
Where is the surname Giddens most common?: Wikidata records people named Giddens in the United States.
Is the surname Giddens getting more or less common?: More common. 6,629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,034 in 2010, up 6.1%.