How common is the surname Ginger?

1,136 people in the United States had the surname Ginger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. It ranked 22,608th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ginger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,136 in 2010, down 4.3%.

Is Ginger also a first name?

Yes. Ginger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ginger

A surname, carried by 1,136 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G526 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ginger is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,136 people named Ginger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. That is down 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

#22,608

rank among US surnames

1,136

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,711)

Who is named Ginger

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

86% of people named Ginger identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ginger

Ginger has the Soundex code G526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G526.

Questions

How common is the surname Ginger?: 1,136 people in the United States had the surname Ginger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. It ranked 22,608th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ginger?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Ginger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ginger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,136 in 2010, down 4.3%.
Is Ginger also a first name?: Yes. Ginger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.