How common is the last name Gaines?

42,617 people in the United States have the last name Gaines, about 1 in 7,014. It ranks #791 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GAINES

#791

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
42,617
About
1 in 7,014
This common or more
37.1%
Who bears it

Of the 42,617 people with the last name Gaines, 49.2% reported their origin as Black, 40.6% as White and 5.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gaines

#789 Lester · 42,692#790 Bullock · 42,676#792 Mcintyre · 42,592#793 Conway · 42,563

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gaines, most common first.

#29,704 Gains · 846#70,358 Ganes · 300#87,019 Gaynes · 230

Also a first name

As a first name, Gaines ranks #14,083 of 53,615, with 843 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1915, with 32 births. See Gaines as a first name

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