How rare is the last name Gavin?

13,096 people in the United States have the last name Gavin, about 1 in 22,824. It ranks #2,685 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GAVIN

#2,685

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,096
About
1 in 22,824
This common or more
51.3%
Who bears it

Of the 13,096 people with the last name Gavin, 74.1% reported their origin as White, 17.7% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gavin

#2,683 Branham · 13,104#2,684 Tharp · 13,097#2,686 Dowd · 13,092#2,687 Segovia · 13,087

Spelled almost the same

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

#13,429 Gauvin · 2,168#25,954 Gavino · 993#31,087 Gavina · 800#58,695 Gavan · 373#62,967 Gabin · 343#104,276 Gavini · 183#106,589 Gaven · 178

Also a first name

As a first name, Gavin ranks #329 of 53,615, with 168,745 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2007, with 11,889 births. See Gavin as a first name

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