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    The surname Gilbertson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 8,621 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G416

    Gilbertson: #4,118 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gilbertson #4,118, 8,621 people Gilbertson: #4,118 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gilbertson #4,118, 8,621 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilbertson is more common than 97.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Gilbert + -son.

    Gilbertson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,621 people named Gilbertson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,813 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,533.

    #4,118
    rank among US surnames
    8,621
    people in 2010
    2.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #3,818)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,113Kaye8,62735,788
    #4,114Tijerina8,62635,792
    #4,116Menjivar8,62235,809
    #4,118Gilbertson8,62135,813

    Who is named Gilbertson

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

    96% of people named Gilbertson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gilbertsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Harrison Sloan Gilbertson
      Australian actor, born 1993

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gilbertson

    Gilbertson has the Soundex code G416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G416.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gilbertson come from?
    From Gilbert + -son.
    How common is the surname Gilbertson?
    8,621 people in the United States had the surname Gilbertson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,813 Americans. It ranked 4,118th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gilbertson?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gilbertson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Gilbertson?
    Harrison Sloan Gilbertson, Australian actor.
    Where is the surname Gilbertson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gilbertson in Australia.
    What type of surname is Gilbertson?
    Gilbertson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gilbertson getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,621 in 2010, up 1.0%.