How common is the last name Gordon?

157,985 people in the United States have the last name Gordon, about 1 in 1,892. It ranks #163 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GORDON

#163

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
157,985
About
1 in 1,892
This common or more
20.7%
Who bears it

Of the 157,985 people with the last name Gordon, 61% reported their origin as White, 29.2% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gordon

#161 Crawford · 159,143#162 Burns · 159,111#164 Munoz · 156,875#165 Porter · 156,720

Spelled almost the same

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

#8,239 Gorton · 3,851#10,621 Gorden · 2,876#16,290 Gordan · 1,715#40,855 Gordin · 576

Also a first name

As a first name, Gordon ranks #674 of 53,615, with 78,487 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1952, with 2,835 births. See Gordon as a first name

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