How common is the surname Gift?

1,490 people in the United States had the surname Gift in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,212 Americans. It ranked 18,523rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gift getting more or less common?

More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,490 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Gift

A surname, carried by 1,490 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gift is more common than 88.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,490 people named Gift in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,212 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,437.

#18,523

rank among US surnames

1,490

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,935)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,523	Gillaspie	1,490	207,212
#18,529	Spady	1,489	207,351

Who is named Gift

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

88% of people named Gift identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Gift?: 1,490 people in the United States had the surname Gift in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,212 Americans. It ranked 18,523rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gift?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Gift identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gift getting more or less common?: More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,490 in 2010, up 3.7%.