How Many People Have the Last Name Gillespie?
people had the surname Gillespie in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,911 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
+1,300 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gillespie (81.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gillespie ranks #594. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 83.6% to 81.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gillespie grew from 41,393 people in 2000 to 42,693 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #758 to #811. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 15.34 to 14.47 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 41,393 | 42,693 |
| Rank | #758 | #811 |
| Per 100,000 people | 15.34 | 14.47 |
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Same Soundex code as Gillespie: G421
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