How common is the surname Gilson?

7,271 people in the United States had the surname Gilson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. It ranked 4,846th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gilson?

Paul Gilson, Belgian composer (1865–1942).

Where is the surname Gilson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gilson in Belgium.

How do you pronounce Gilson?

Gilson is /ˈɡɪl.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gilson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,271 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Gilson

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,271 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɪl.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex G425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gilson is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

From Giles + -son.

Gilson 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 7,271 people named Gilson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,197.

#4,846

rank among US surnames

7,271

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #4,531)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,837	Das	7,289	42,358
#4,838	Lowman	7,284	42,387
#4,839	McKeon	7,283	42,393
#4,840	Creighton	7,282	42,398
#4,841	Knudson	7,278	42,422
#4,842	Walling	7,275	42,439
#4,843	Chi	7,273	42,451

Who is named Gilson

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

91% of people named Gilson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gilsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Gilson
Belgian composer (1865–1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gilson

Gilson has the Soundex code G425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G425.

Questions

Where does the surname Gilson come from?: From Giles + -son.
How common is the surname Gilson?: 7,271 people in the United States had the surname Gilson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. It ranked 4,846th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gilson?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gilson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gilson?: Paul Gilson, Belgian composer (1865–1942).
Where is the surname Gilson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gilson in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Gilson?: Gilson is /ˈɡɪl.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Gilson?: Gilson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gilson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,271 in 2010, up 1.0%.