How common is the surname Gorham?

8,458 people in the United States had the surname Gorham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,503 Americans. It ranked 4,190th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gorham?

Christopher Gorham, American actor, followed by Scott Gorham.

Where is the surname Gorham most common?

Wikidata records people named Gorham in the United States.

Is the surname Gorham getting more or less common?

More common. 8,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,458 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Gorham

A surname, carried by 8,458 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gorham is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,458 people named Gorham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,503 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,113.

#4,190

rank among US surnames

8,458

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,016)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,182	Wasson	8,471	36,447
#4,184	Cartagena	8,467	36,465
#4,185	Coons	8,466	36,469
#4,186	Pagano	8,465	36,473
#4,187	Riddick	8,464	36,477
#4,188	Gillen	8,462	36,486
#4,189	Kersey	8,459	36,499

Who is named Gorham

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

71% of people named Gorham identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gorhams

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Gorham
American actor, born 1974
Scott Gorham
American guitarist (born 1951)
Nathaniel Gorham
American businessman and politician 1738-1796

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Gorum

Surnames that sound like Gorham

Gorham has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Questions

How common is the surname Gorham?: 8,458 people in the United States had the surname Gorham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,503 Americans. It ranked 4,190th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gorham?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Gorham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gorham?: Christopher Gorham, American actor, followed by Scott Gorham.
Where is the surname Gorham most common?: Wikidata records people named Gorham in the United States.
Is the surname Gorham getting more or less common?: More common. 8,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,458 in 2010, up 4.3%.
What are other spellings of Gorham?: Gorum.