How Many People Have the Last Name Gordon?
people had the surname Gordon in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,823 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
+6,899 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gordon (64.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 29.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gordon ranks #113. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 67.8% to 64.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gordon grew from 154,934 people in 2000 to 161,833 in 2010 (up 4.5%), and its rank fell from #151 to #161. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 57.43 to 54.86 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 154,934 | 161,833 |
| Rank | #151 | #161 |
| Per 100,000 people | 57.43 | 54.86 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gordon
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gordon: G635
👤 Gordon as a First Name
Gordon is a first name too: about 65,135 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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