How common is the surname Gilder?

1,913 people in the United States had the surname Gilder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,393 Americans. It ranked 15,328th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilder?

Virginia Gilder, American rower, followed by George Gilder.

Where is the surname Gilder most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilder in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Gilder getting more or less common?

More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,913 in 2010, up 9.3%.

The surname Gilder

A surname, carried by 1,913 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilder is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,913 people named Gilder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,393 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,751.

#15,328

rank among US surnames

1,913

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,322	Catano	1,915	161,225
#15,325	Irick	1,914	161,309
#15,328	Goudeau	1,913	161,393

Who is named Gilder

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

60% of people named Gilder identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilders

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia Gilder
American rower, born 1958
George Gilder
Author, economist, technology writer, born 1939
Sean Gilder
British actor, born 1964
Trey Gilder
American basketball player (born 1985)
Richard Watson Gilder
American poet (1844–1909)

Notable Gilders come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilder

Gilder has the Soundex code G436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G436.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilder?: 1,913 people in the United States had the surname Gilder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,393 Americans. It ranked 15,328th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilder?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Gilder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilder?: Virginia Gilder, American rower, followed by George Gilder.
Where is the surname Gilder most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilder in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gilder getting more or less common?: More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,913 in 2010, up 9.3%.