How common is the surname Gilpin?

6,070 people in the United States had the surname Gilpin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,864 Americans. It ranked 5,713th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilpin?

Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, followed by Betty Gilpin.

Where is the surname Gilpin most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilpin in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Gilpin getting more or less common?

More common. 6,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,070 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Gilpin

A surname, carried by 6,070 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G415

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilpin is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,070 people named Gilpin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,864 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,025.

#5,713

rank among US surnames

6,070

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,324)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,708	Mayers	6,076	50,814
#5,709	Paschal	6,075	50,822
#5,711	Lavelle	6,074	50,831
#5,713	McClary	6,070	50,864
#5,715	Sonnier	6,068	50,881

Who is named Gilpin

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

90% of people named Gilpin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilpins

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Drew Gilpin Faust
American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, born 1947
Betty Gilpin
American actress, born 1986
Peri Gilpin
American actress, born 1961
Robert Gilpin
American political scientist (1930–2018)
Laura Gilpin
American photographer (1891–1979)
William Gilpin
American politician (1813–1894)
William Gilpin
British artist (1724-1804)
Sawrey Gilpin
British artist (1733-1807)
Jack Gilpin
American actor, born 1951

Notable Gilpins come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilpin

Galpin

Gilpin has the Soundex code G415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G415.

Questions

How common is the surname Gilpin?: 6,070 people in the United States had the surname Gilpin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,864 Americans. It ranked 5,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilpin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gilpin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilpin?: Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, followed by Betty Gilpin.
Where is the surname Gilpin most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilpin in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Gilpin getting more or less common?: More common. 6,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,070 in 2010, up 0.7%.