How common is the surname Gustave?

1,124 people in the United States had the surname Gustave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gustave getting more or less common?

More common. 799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Gustave also a first name?

Yes. Gustave 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 Gustave

A surname, carried by 1,124 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G231 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). Gustave is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,124 people named Gustave in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 799.

#22,791

rank among US surnames

1,124

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+40.7%

change since 2000 (was #28,194)

Who is named Gustave

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

82% of people named Gustave identified as Black (not Hispanic), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 82%
White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.0%
Two or more races 3.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gustave

Gustave has the Soundex code G231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G231.

Questions

How common is the surname Gustave?: 1,124 people in the United States had the surname Gustave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gustave?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Gustave identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gustave getting more or less common?: More common. 799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Gustave also a first name?: Yes. Gustave 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.