Explore the Family Name Gholson

The meaning of Gholson

English: variant of Golson.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gholson saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 12,058 in terms of popularity and fell to 12,795 a decade later, indicating a decrease of 6.11%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of people with the surname Gholson actually increased slightly from 2,375 to 2,410 over the same period, reflecting a growth of 1.47%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname also decreased by 6.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,058	#12,795	-6.11%
Count	2,375	2,410	1.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.82	-6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gholson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gholson has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals carrying the Gholson surname identified as White (60.04%) or Black (34.69%). By 2010, both of these percentages had shifted slightly, with a small decrease in the proportion identifying as White (to 58.59%, a change of -2.42%) and a minor increase among those identifying as Black (to 35.44%, a change of 2.16%). The percentage of Gholsons identifying as Hispanic saw a noteworthy increase of 27.78% during this time. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased significantly by 44.74%, while the figures for American Indian and Alaskan Native increased substantially by 64.00%. Individuals identifying with two or more races increased modestly by 6.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.04%	58.59%	-2.42%
Black	34.69%	35.44%	2.16%
Two or More Races	2.65%	2.82%	6.42%
Hispanic	1.98%	2.53%	27.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.25%	0.41%	64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.21%	-44.74%