How common is the surname Gleaton?

2,205 people in the United States had the surname Gleaton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,021 Americans. It ranked 13,727th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gleaton getting more or less common?

More common. 2,074 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,205 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Gleaton

A surname, carried by 2,205 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gleaton is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,205 people named Gleaton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,021 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,074.

#13,727

rank among US surnames

2,205

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,463)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,721	Fleischmann	2,206	139,957
#13,727	Gleaton	2,205	140,021
#13,736	Wasilewski	2,204	140,084

Who is named Gleaton

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

55% of people named Gleaton identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Gleaton?: 2,205 people in the United States had the surname Gleaton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,021 Americans. It ranked 13,727th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gleaton?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Gleaton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gleaton getting more or less common?: More common. 2,074 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,205 in 2010, up 6.3%.