How Many People Have the Last Name Gale?
people had the surname Gale in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 18,587 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+673 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gale (82.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gale ranks #1,711. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 85.1% to 82.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gale grew from 15,193 people in 2000 to 15,866 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #2,197 to #2,296. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.63 to 5.38 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,193 | 15,866 |
| Rank | #2,197 | #2,296 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.63 | 5.38 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gale
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gale: G400
👤 Gale as a First Name
Gale is a first name too: about 19,017 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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