How common is the surname Gore?

25,648 people in the United States had the surname Gore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,038 Americans. It ranked 1,378th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gore?

Lesley Gore, American singer (1946–2015), followed by Albert Gore Sr..

Where is the surname Gore most common?

Wikidata records people named Gore in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Gore?

Gore is /ɡɔːɹ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Gore getting more or less common?

More common. 24,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,648 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Gore also a first name?

Yes. Gore 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 Gore

A surname, carried by 25,648 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɡɔːɹ/ 1 syllable Soundex G600 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). Gore is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,648 people named Gore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,038 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,449.

#1,378

rank among US surnames

25,648

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,326)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,369	Elmore	25,774	11,979
#1,370	Worley	25,758	11,986
#1,371	Simons	25,755	11,988
#1,372	Quezada	25,752	11,989
#1,373	Ott	25,738	11,996
#1,374	Ocampo	25,720	12,004
#1,375	Aviles	25,716	12,006

Who is named Gore

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

71% of people named Gore identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gores

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lesley Gore
American singer (1946–2015)
Albert Gore Sr.
American politician from Tennessee (1907–1998)
Thomas Gore
American politician (1870-1949)
Michael Gore
American composer, born 1951
Frank Gore
American football player (born 1983)
Charles Gore
Anglican bishop (1853-1932)
Robert W. Gore
American scientist and businessman (1937-2020)
Howard Mason Gore
American politician (1877–1947)
Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran
Anglo-Irish peer (1801-1884)
Terrance Gore
American baseball player, 1991–2026
Bill Gore
American businessman and entrepreneur, 1912–1986
Vidyut Gore
Blogger on tech policy, politics, behavioral science and human rights in India, born 1975

Notable Gores come mostly from the United States (9), the United Kingdom (1) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gore

Gore has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

Where does the surname Gore come from?: From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).
How common is the surname Gore?: 25,648 people in the United States had the surname Gore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,038 Americans. It ranked 1,378th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gore?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Gore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gore?: Lesley Gore, American singer (1946–2015), followed by Albert Gore Sr..
Where is the surname Gore most common?: Wikidata records people named Gore in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Gore?: Gore is /ɡɔːɹ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Gore getting more or less common?: More common. 24,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,648 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Gore also a first name?: Yes. Gore 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.