How common is the surname Gurley?

8,669 people in the United States had the surname Gurley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,615 Americans. It ranked 4,098th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gurley?

Helen Gurley Brown, American author, publisher, and businesswoman (1922–2012), followed by Todd Gurley.

Where is the surname Gurley most common?

Wikidata records people named Gurley in the United States.

Is the surname Gurley getting more or less common?

More common. 8,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,669 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Gurley

A surname, carried by 8,669 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gurley is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,669 people named Gurley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,615 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,042.

#4,098

rank among US surnames

8,669

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,068)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,092	Shorter	8,675	35,590
#4,095	Earle	8,672	35,603
#4,096	Brittain	8,671	35,607
#4,098	Gurley	8,669	35,615

Who is named Gurley

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

73% of people named Gurley identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gurleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen Gurley Brown
American author, publisher, and businesswoman (1922–2012)
Todd Gurley
American football player (born 1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gurley

Gurley has the Soundex code G640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G640.

Questions

How common is the surname Gurley?: 8,669 people in the United States had the surname Gurley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,615 Americans. It ranked 4,098th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gurley?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Gurley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gurley?: Helen Gurley Brown, American author, publisher, and businesswoman (1922–2012), followed by Todd Gurley.
Where is the surname Gurley most common?: Wikidata records people named Gurley in the United States.
Is the surname Gurley getting more or less common?: More common. 8,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,669 in 2010, up 7.8%.