How rare is the last name Gilman?

11,125 people in the United States have the last name Gilman, about 1 in 26,867. It ranks #3,166 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

GILMAN

#3,166

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,125
About
1 in 26,867
This common or more
53.2%
Who bears it

Of the 11,125 people with the last name Gilman, 89.5% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as two or more races and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Gilman

1 other last name also has 11,125 people.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gilman, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Gilman ranks #20,827 of 53,615, with 493 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 34 births. See Gilman as a first name

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