How common is the surname Giffin?

4,124 people in the United States had the surname Giffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,866 Americans. It ranked 8,028th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Giffin most common?

Wikidata records people named Giffin in the United States.

Is the surname Giffin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,124 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Giffin

A surname, carried by 4,124 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Giffin is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,124 people named Giffin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,866 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,921.

#8,028

rank among US surnames

4,124

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,826)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,019	Pawlak	4,127	74,811
#8,023	Markel	4,126	74,829
#8,027	Polson	4,125	74,847
#8,028	Giffin	4,124	74,866
#8,029	Fulford	4,123	74,884
#8,030	Nystrom	4,122	74,902
#8,032	Kirkham	4,121	74,920

Who is named Giffin

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

93% of people named Giffin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Giffins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emily Giffin
American writer, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Giffin

Goffin

Giffin has the Soundex code G150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G150.

Questions

How common is the surname Giffin?: 4,124 people in the United States had the surname Giffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,866 Americans. It ranked 8,028th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Giffin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Giffin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Giffin?: Emily Giffin, American writer.
Where is the surname Giffin most common?: Wikidata records people named Giffin in the United States.
Is the surname Giffin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,124 in 2010, up 5.2%.