# Gilstrap (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gilstrap/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,954 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,808 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 62,322 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (4,933 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Giltrap |

## Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place; the first element is unclear, while the second is Old English þorp (“village”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gilstrap in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

Gholston, Golightly, Golston, Gloster.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.