How common is the last name Gilbert?

108,832 people in the United States have the last name Gilbert, about 1 in 2,746. It ranks #284 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GILBERT

#284

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
108,832
About
1 in 2,746
This common or more
26%
Who bears it

Of the 108,832 people with the last name Gilbert, 75.1% reported their origin as White, 15.7% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gilbert

#282 Rojas · 109,184#283 Joseph · 108,935#285 Espinoza · 108,031#286 Howell · 107,414

Spelled almost the same

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

#35,059 Gilberti · 693#40,000 Gilberg · 592#57,805 Gilberto · 380#65,003 Giliberti · 330#72,089 Giliberto · 291#91,198 Gilberts · 217#113,026 Gilfert · 165#150,935 Gilbar · 108

Also a first name

As a first name, Gilbert ranks #742 of 53,615, with 68,862 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1930, with 2,138 births. See Gilbert as a first name

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