The surname Gilkerson
A surname, carried by 1,137 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex G426
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,137 people named Gilkerson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,072.
#22,592
rank among US surnames
1,137
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+6.1%
change since 2000 (was #22,403)
Who is named Gilkerson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Gilkerson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Two or more races 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Questions
- How common is the surname Gilkerson?
- 1,137 people in the United States had the surname Gilkerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gilkerson?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gilkerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Gilkerson getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 6.1%.