How common is the surname Gilkey?

3,755 people in the United States had the surname Gilkey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,223 Americans. It ranked 8,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilkey?

Helen Margaret Gilkey, American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972).

Where is the surname Gilkey most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilkey in the United States.

Is the surname Gilkey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,755 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Gilkey

A surname, carried by 3,755 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilkey is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,755 people named Gilkey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,223 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,370.

#8,734

rank among US surnames

3,755

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,926)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,727	Swiger	3,758	82,157
#8,728	Werth	3,757	82,179
#8,732	Chien	3,756	82,201
#8,734	Gilkey	3,755	82,223
#8,736	Trevizo	3,754	82,244
#8,741	Bitner	3,753	82,266
#8,743	Seabolt	3,752	82,288

Who is named Gilkey

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

66% of people named Gilkey identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilkeys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen Margaret Gilkey
American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilkey

Gilkey has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilkey?: 3,755 people in the United States had the surname Gilkey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,223 Americans. It ranked 8,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilkey?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Gilkey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilkey?: Helen Margaret Gilkey, American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator (1886-1972).
Where is the surname Gilkey most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilkey in the United States.
Is the surname Gilkey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,755 in 2010, up 11%.