How common is the surname Gilchrist?

12,825 people in the United States had the surname Gilchrist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,074 Americans. It ranked 2,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilchrist?

Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer, followed by Connie Gilchrist.

Where is the surname Gilchrist most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilchrist in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Gilchrist getting more or less common?

More common. 12,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,825 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Gilchrist

A Scottish Gaelic occupational surname, carried by 12,825 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilchrist is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.

Gilchrist is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,825 people named Gilchrist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,074 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,210.

#2,811

rank among US surnames

12,825

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #2,703)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,802	Cheatham	12,852	24,023
#2,803	Lusk	12,847	24,033
#2,804	Mabry	12,846	24,034
#2,805	Millard	12,843	24,040
#2,806	Shen	12,839	24,047
#2,807	Thrasher	12,836	24,053
#2,808	Danielson	12,833	24,059

Who is named Gilchrist

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

62% of people named Gilchrist identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilchrists

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Gilchrist
Australian cricketer, born 1969
Connie Gilchrist
1901-1985 American actress
Kaleigh Gilchrist
American water polo player, born 1992
Ellen Gilchrist
American writer (1935–2024)
Albert W. Gilchrist
American politician (1858-1926)
Connie Gilchrist, Countess of Orkney
British actress, dancer, and model (1865-1946)
Mary Gilchrist
British chess player, 1882–1947

Notable Gilchrists come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Gilcrease

Surnames that sound like Gilchrist

Gilcrease

Gilchrist has the Soundex code G426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G426.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gilchrist come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.
How common is the surname Gilchrist?: 12,825 people in the United States had the surname Gilchrist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,074 Americans. It ranked 2,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilchrist?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Gilchrist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilchrist?: Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer, followed by Connie Gilchrist.
Where is the surname Gilchrist most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilchrist in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is Gilchrist?: Gilchrist is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Gilchrist getting more or less common?: More common. 12,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,825 in 2010, up 5.0%.
What are other spellings of Gilchrist?: Gilcrease.