# Gideon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gideon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,287 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,744 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 72,019 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.4% (3,956 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gideon in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gideon in the United States.

## People named Gideon

- Sara Gideon, American politician (born 1971)
- Louan Gideon, American actress (1955-2014)

## Similar surnames

Gedeon, Gooden, Goodwin, Godwin, Gaytan, Guyton, Gaitan, Goodin, Gudino, Godin, Godina, Gayton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.