Explore the Family Name Gatchell

The meaning of Gatchell

1. English: variant of Getchell. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. In some cases probably also an Americanized form of German or Swiss German Götschel (see Goetschel).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gatchell has seen a slight decrease over the last decade. In 2000, Gatchell ranked as the 21,998th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 1,099 individuals bearing this last name. By 2010, the rank dropped to 25,771st and the count also decreased to 956 individuals. This represents a change of -17.15% in rank and -13.01% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined by approximately 22%, from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.32 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,998	#25,771	-17.15%
Count	1,099	956	-13.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.32	-21.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gatchell

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gatchell showed some notable fluctuations between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White (95.50% in 2010, down slightly from 96.54% in 2000), the proportions of other ethnicities increased. Asian/Pacific Islander representation nearly doubled, rising from 0.55% in 2000 to 0.84% in 2010. New categories appeared in 2010 that were not present in 2000, including Black at 0.94% and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.52%. Individuals identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 0.82% in 2000 to 0.73% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity remained constant at 1.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	95.5%	-1.08%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.46%	0%
Black	0%	0.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.84%	52.73%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0.73%	-10.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.52%	0%