Explore the Family Name Gartrell

The meaning of Gartrell

English (Cornwall): variant of Gatrell. This surname is found mainly in GA.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gartrell has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,790th and by 2010 it had dropped to 16,560th, marking a decrease of approximately 4.88 percent. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,694 to 1,733 during the same period, signifying an increase of about 2.3 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a modest decrease, from 0.63 in 2000 to 0.59 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,790	#16,560	-4.88%
Count	1,694	1,733	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.59	-6.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gartrell

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gartrell, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as white experienced a small decline from 62.57 to 60.47 percent, the percentage of those identifying as Black slightly increased from 33.71 to 34.56 percent. Notably, there was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 these categories accounted for 0.29 and 0.58 percent respectively. Additionally, individuals identifying with two or more races saw a significant rise from 1.18 to 2.02 percent. The percentage of Hispanic individuals remained relatively stable, showing a marginal increase from 2.07 to 2.08 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.57%	60.47%	-3.36%
Black	33.71%	34.56%	2.52%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.08%	0.48%
Two or More Races	1.18%	2.02%	71.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.29%	0%