How common is the surname Gipson?

19,470 people in the United States had the surname Gipson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,858 Americans. It ranked 1,843rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gipson?

Graham Gipson, Australian sprinter (1932–2023), followed by Teddy Gipson.

Where is the surname Gipson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gipson in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Gipson getting more or less common?

More common. 18,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,470 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Gipson

A surname, carried by 19,470 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gipson is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,470 people named Gipson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,858 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,289.

#1,843

rank among US surnames

19,470

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,803)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,834	Gifford	19,514	15,822
#1,835	Oliva	19,513	15,823
#1,836	Layton	19,504	15,830
#1,837	Gaston	19,502	15,831
#1,838	Goodrich	19,487	15,844
#1,839	Prater	19,484	15,846
#1,840	Burger	19,480	15,849

Who is named Gipson

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

48% of people named Gipson identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gipsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Graham Gipson
Australian sprinter (1932–2023)
Teddy Gipson
American basketball player (born 1980)
Thomas Gipson
American basketball player (born 1993)

Notable Gipsons come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Gipson

Gibson

Gipson has the Soundex code G125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G125.

Questions

How common is the surname Gipson?: 19,470 people in the United States had the surname Gipson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,858 Americans. It ranked 1,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gipson?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Gipson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gipson?: Graham Gipson, Australian sprinter (1932–2023), followed by Teddy Gipson.
Where is the surname Gipson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gipson in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Gipson getting more or less common?: More common. 18,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,470 in 2010, up 6.5%.