How common is the last name Gates?

51,298 people in the United States have the last name Gates, about 1 in 5,827. It ranks #648 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GATES

#648

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,298
About
1 in 5,827
This common or more
34.8%
Who bears it

Of the 51,298 people with the last name Gates, 72% reported their origin as White, 18.8% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gates

#646 Wilkinson · 51,341#647 Vincent · 51,329#649 Kirk · 51,067#650 Richard · 51,000

Spelled almost the same

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

#53,103 Gatts · 421#78,395 Gades · 263#85,600 Gatus · 235

Also a first name

As a first name, Gates ranks #20,345 of 53,615, with 509 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 37 births. See Gates as a first name

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