How common is the surname Gidley?

1,230 people in the United States had the surname Gidley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,013 Americans. It ranked 21,307th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gidley?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gidley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gidley?

Pamela Gidley, American actress and model (1965-2018).

Where is the surname Gidley most common?

Wikidata records people named Gidley in the United States.

Is the surname Gidley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,230 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Gidley

A surname, carried by 1,230 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gidley is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,230 people named Gidley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,013 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,207.

#21,307

rank among US surnames

1,230

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,446)

Who is named Gidley

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

95% of people named Gidley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

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 Gidleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pamela Gidley
American actress and model (1965-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gidley

Godley

Gidley has the Soundex code G340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G340.

Questions

How common is the surname Gidley?: 1,230 people in the United States had the surname Gidley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,013 Americans. It ranked 21,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gidley?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gidley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gidley?: Pamela Gidley, American actress and model (1965-2018).
Where is the surname Gidley most common?: Wikidata records people named Gidley in the United States.
Is the surname Gidley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,230 in 2010, up 1.9%.