How common is the surname Gillum?

5,060 people in the United States had the surname Gillum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. It ranked 6,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gillum?

Andrew Gillum, American politician (born 1979), followed by G-Eazy.

Where is the surname Gillum most common?

Wikidata records people named Gillum in the United States.

Is the surname Gillum getting more or less common?

More common. 4,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,060 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Gillum

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,060 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). Gillum is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

From a medieval variant of the given name William.

Gillum is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,060 people named Gillum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,920.

#6,676

rank among US surnames

5,060

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,371)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,672	Toner	5,065	60,957
#6,673	Bierman	5,064	60,969
#6,674	Johanson	5,061	61,005
#6,676	Fall	5,060	61,017
#6,678	Fermin	5,057	61,053

Who is named Gillum

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

77% of people named Gillum identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gillums

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrew Gillum
American politician (born 1979)
G-Eazy
American rapper, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gillum

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

Questions

Where does the surname Gillum come from?: From a medieval variant of the given name William.
How common is the surname Gillum?: 5,060 people in the United States had the surname Gillum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. It ranked 6,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillum?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Gillum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gillum?: Andrew Gillum, American politician (born 1979), followed by G-Eazy.
Where is the surname Gillum most common?: Wikidata records people named Gillum in the United States.
What type of surname is Gillum?: Gillum is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gillum getting more or less common?: More common. 4,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,060 in 2010, up 2.8%.