Explore the Family Name Gadbury

The meaning of Gadbury

English (southeastern): habitational name from Cadborough, alias Gateborough, in Rye, Sussex, probably named in Old English as gāt ‘goat’ + beorg ‘hill’.

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How common is the last name Gadbury in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gadbury has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it held rank 54,522 and by 2010, it slipped to 57,639, representing a decrease of approximately 5.72%. The actual count of people carrying the Gadbury surname remained almost stable with only a minor decrease from 354 in 2000 to 353 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also dipped by 7.69%, moving from 0.13 to 0.12 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#57,639	-5.72%
Count	354	353	-0.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gadbury

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides insight into the distribution of the Gadbury surname amongst different ethnic groups. Over the ten-year span, the largest percentage of people with the Gadbury surname identified as White, although this group experienced a slight decrease from 93.22% in 2000 to 90.65% in 2010. There was no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, rising from 2.26% in 2000 to 3.97% in 2010. Similarly, the Black population grew from 1.69% to 1.98%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 2.54% to 1.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.22%	90.65%	-2.76%
Hispanic	2.26%	3.97%	75.66%
Black	1.69%	1.98%	17.16%
Two or More Races	2.54%	1.42%	-44.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%