How common is the surname Gilford?

1,333 people in the United States had the surname Gilford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilford?

Jack Gilford, American actor, comedian (1907–1990), followed by Zach Gilford.

Where is the surname Gilford most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilford in the United States.

Is the surname Gilford getting more or less common?

More common. 1,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Gilford

A surname, carried by 1,333 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilford is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,333 people named Gilford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,267.

#20,057

rank among US surnames

1,333

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,687)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,057	Verna	1,333	231,617
#20,065	Khatib	1,332	231,791

Who is named Gilford

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

61% of people named Gilford identified as Black (not Hispanic), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 61%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gilfords

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Gilford
American actor, comedian (1907–1990)
Zach Gilford
American actor, born 1982
Gwynne Gilford
American actress, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilford

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

Questions

How common is the surname Gilford?: 1,333 people in the United States had the surname Gilford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,617 Americans. It ranked 20,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilford?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Gilford identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilford?: Jack Gilford, American actor, comedian (1907–1990), followed by Zach Gilford.
Where is the surname Gilford most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilford in the United States.
Is the surname Gilford getting more or less common?: More common. 1,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,333 in 2010, up 5.2%.