How common is the surname Gilley?

9,906 people in the United States had the surname Gilley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,168 Americans. It ranked 3,593rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilley?

Bruce Gilley, American political scientist, economist, journalist, author and professor, followed by Mickey Gilley.

Where is the surname Gilley most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilley in the United States.

Is the surname Gilley getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,906 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Gilley

A surname, carried by 9,906 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilley is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,906 people named Gilley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,168 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,944.

#3,593

rank among US surnames

9,906

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,307)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,585	Stephen	9,925	31,108
#3,586	Free	9,923	31,114
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149
#3,589	Partridge	9,909	31,158
#3,590	Osman	9,908	31,161
#3,592	Wirth	9,907	31,164

Who is named Gilley

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

91% of people named Gilley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Gilley
American political scientist, economist, journalist, author and professor, born 1966
Mickey Gilley
American country music singer and musician, 1936–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilley

Gilley has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilley?: 9,906 people in the United States had the surname Gilley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,168 Americans. It ranked 3,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilley?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gilley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilley?: Bruce Gilley, American political scientist, economist, journalist, author and professor, followed by Mickey Gilley.
Where is the surname Gilley most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilley in the United States.
Is the surname Gilley getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,906 in 2010, down 0.4%.