How common is the surname Gourdine?

1,058 people in the United States had the surname Gourdine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. It ranked 23,866th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gourdine?

Meredith Gourdine, American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998).

Where is the surname Gourdine most common?

Wikidata records people named Gourdine in the United States.

Is the surname Gourdine getting more or less common?

More common. 859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,058 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Gourdine

A surname, carried by 1,058 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gourdine is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,058 people named Gourdine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 859.

#23,866

rank among US surnames

1,058

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.2%

change since 2000 (was #26,672)

Who is named Gourdine

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

87% of people named Gourdine identified as Black (not Hispanic), 5.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 87%
White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gourdines

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meredith Gourdine
American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gourdine

Gourdine has the Soundex code G635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G635.

Questions

How common is the surname Gourdine?: 1,058 people in the United States had the surname Gourdine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. It ranked 23,866th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gourdine?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gourdine identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gourdine?: Meredith Gourdine, American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998).
Where is the surname Gourdine most common?: Wikidata records people named Gourdine in the United States.
Is the surname Gourdine getting more or less common?: More common. 859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,058 in 2010, up 23%.