Explore the Family Name Gildehaus

The meaning of Gildehaus

North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a guild house, Middle Low German gildehuse, or a habitational name from a place near Bentheim in Lower Saxony, named with this word. In the US, this surname is found predominantly in MO. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gildehaus has seen some fluctuations over the years. In 2000, it was ranked at 50,572 in terms of commonality. By 2010, it had slipped slightly to a ranking of 51,176, marking a decrease of 1.19% in its overall popularity. However, when looking at the total count of individuals bearing this name, there was actually an increase of 4.9%, from 388 in 2000 to 407 in 2010. The proportion of people with the surname Gildehaus per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.14 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,572	#51,176	-1.19%
Count	388	407	4.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gildehaus

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gildehaus. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.81% observed during this period. In 2000, 98.71% of Gildehaus identified as White, increasing to 99.51% in 2010. Other ethnicities, such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed in the dataset for privacy reasons. No individuals bearing the Gildehaus surname reported identifying with two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.71%	99.51%	0.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%