How common is the surname Gies?

1,719 people in the United States had the surname Gies in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gies?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gies identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Gies most common?

Wikidata records people named Gies in Germany.

Is the surname Gies getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, down 9.6%.

The surname Gies

A surname, carried by 1,719 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gies is more common than 89.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,719 people named Gies in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. That is down 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,901.

#16,662

rank among US surnames

1,719

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-9.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,415)

Who is named Gies

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

94% of people named Gies identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Giess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reiner Gies
Boxer, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gies

Gies has the Soundex code G200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G200.

Questions

How common is the surname Gies?: 1,719 people in the United States had the surname Gies in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gies?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gies identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gies?: Reiner Gies, boxer.
Where is the surname Gies most common?: Wikidata records people named Gies in Germany.
Is the surname Gies getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, down 9.6%.