Explore the Family Name Gatling

The meaning of Gatling

1. English (London): variant of Gatlin. 2. Possibly an altered form of German Gättling (see Gatlin 2).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gatling has shown a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 10,837th most popular, with approximately 2,700 individuals bearing this surname. A decade later, the surname moved up to the 10,819th position, showing a minor advancement of 0.17 percent. The number of people with the Gatling surname also increased by 9.04 percent during this period, rising from 2,700 to 2,944, while the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 1.0.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,837	#10,819	0.17%
Count	2,700	2,944	9.04%
Proportion per 100k	1	1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gatling

When we explore the ethnic identity associated with the Gatling surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as Black, accounting for 80.44 percent in 2000, slightly decreasing to 79.89 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White constituted 15.41 percent in 2000, with a decrease of 5.91 percent over the decade. An increase was observed in the Hispanic category, rising from 1.15 percent to 2.28 percent. People identifying as two or more races also increased from 2.33 percent to 2.92 percent. However, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were suppressed for privacy in the 2010 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.44%	79.89%	-0.68%
White	15.41%	14.5%	-5.91%
Two or More Races	2.33%	2.92%	25.32%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.28%	98.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.26%	0%	0%