How common is the surname Gills?

2,031 people in the United States had the surname Gills in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. It ranked 14,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gills getting more or less common?

More common. 1,955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,031 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Gills

A surname, carried by 2,031 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gills is more common than 91% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,031 people named Gills in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,955.

#14,651

rank among US surnames

2,031

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,122)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017
#14,656	Harada	2,030	152,091

Who is named Gills

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

55% of people named Gills identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gills

Gills 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 Gills?: 2,031 people in the United States had the surname Gills in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. It ranked 14,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gills?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Gills identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gills getting more or less common?: More common. 1,955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,031 in 2010, up 3.9%.