How rare is the last name Gilson?

6,998 people in the United States have the last name Gilson, about 1 in 42,712. It ranks #4,887 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GILSON

#4,887

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,998
About
1 in 42,712
This common or more
58.2%
Who bears it

Of the 6,998 people with the last name Gilson, 88.5% reported their origin as White, 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gilson

#4,885 Hsieh · 7,001#4,885 Sparkman · 7,001#4,888 Hailey · 6,996#4,888 Moorman · 6,996

Spelled almost the same

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

#47,785 Gillson · 478

Also a first name

As a first name, Gilson ranks #19,367 of 53,615, with 547 people. See Gilson as a first name

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