How common is the surname Gilkes?

1,008 people in the United States had the surname Gilkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,295 Americans. It ranked 24,736th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gilkes getting more or less common?

More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,008 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Gilkes

A surname, carried by 1,008 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilkes is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,008 people named Gilkes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,295 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 866.

#24,736

rank among US surnames

1,008

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+16.4%

change since 2000 (was #26,493)

Who is named Gilkes

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

56% of people named Gilkes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.3%
Two or more races 4.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilkes?: 1,008 people in the United States had the surname Gilkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,295 Americans. It ranked 24,736th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilkes?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Gilkes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gilkes getting more or less common?: More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,008 in 2010, up 16%.