How common is the surname Gilliard?

4,198 people in the United States had the surname Gilliard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,546 Americans. It ranked 7,885th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilliard?

Lawrence Gilliard Jr., American actor.

Where is the surname Gilliard most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilliard in the United States.

Is the surname Gilliard getting more or less common?

More common. 3,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,198 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Gilliard

A surname, carried by 4,198 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilliard is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,198 people named Gilliard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,546 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,461.

#7,885

rank among US surnames

4,198

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,741)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,876	Pasillas	4,201	73,493
#7,880	McGlynn	4,200	73,511
#7,882	Fritsch	4,199	73,528
#7,885	Gallaher	4,198	73,546
#7,888	Llanes	4,197	73,563
#7,891	Strasser	4,196	73,581
#7,894	Gallimore	4,195	73,598

Who is named Gilliard

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

68% of people named Gilliard identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 68%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gilliards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
American actor, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilliard

Gilliard has the Soundex code G463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G463.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilliard?: 4,198 people in the United States had the surname Gilliard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,546 Americans. It ranked 7,885th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilliard?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Gilliard identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilliard?: Lawrence Gilliard Jr., American actor.
Where is the surname Gilliard most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilliard in the United States.
Is the surname Gilliard getting more or less common?: More common. 3,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,198 in 2010, up 21%.