How common is the surname Gillen?

8,462 people in the United States had the surname Gillen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,486 Americans. It ranked 4,188th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gillen?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gillen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gillen?

Ray Gillen, American singer (1959–1993), followed by Laura Gillen.

Where is the surname Gillen most common?

Wikidata records people named Gillen in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Gillen getting more or less common?

More common. 8,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,462 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Gillen

A surname, carried by 8,462 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gillen is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,462 people named Gillen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,486 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,054.

#4,188

rank among US surnames

8,462

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,056)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,179	Batts	8,473	36,439
#4,180	Montelongo	8,472	36,443
#4,182	Wasson	8,471	36,447
#4,184	Cartagena	8,467	36,465
#4,185	Coons	8,466	36,469
#4,186	Pagano	8,465	36,473
#4,187	Riddick	8,464	36,477

Who is named Gillen

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

90% of people named Gillen identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gillens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ray Gillen
American singer (1959–1993)
Laura Gillen
American politician and attorney, born 1969
Francis James Gillen
Australian anthropologist (1855-1912)

Notable Gillens come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gillen

Gillen has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

Questions

How common is the surname Gillen?: 8,462 people in the United States had the surname Gillen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,486 Americans. It ranked 4,188th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillen?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gillen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gillen?: Ray Gillen, American singer (1959–1993), followed by Laura Gillen.
Where is the surname Gillen most common?: Wikidata records people named Gillen in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Gillen getting more or less common?: More common. 8,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,462 in 2010, up 5.1%.