Explore the Family Name Gildon

The meaning of Gildon

English (eastern): nickname from Middle English gilden, gu(i)lden ‘golden’ (Old English gylden), perhaps applied to someone with golden hair.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gildon has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gildon was ranked 37,145th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 39,004th, marking a drop of 5%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname Gildon remained steady at 565 for both census years. The proportion of individuals with the Gildon surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.21 to 0.19 during this period, representing a 9.52% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,145	#39,004	-5%
Count	565	565	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gildon

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gildon, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority ethnicity remains Black, comprising 58.94% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 58.58% in 2010. White individuals accounted for the second largest group, making up 35.58% in 2000 and slightly dipping to 35.22% in 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either year. However, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic more than doubled from 1.42% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 3.19% in 2000 to 1.77% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	58.94%	58.58%	-0.61%
White	35.58%	35.22%	-1.01%
Hispanic	1.42%	3.36%	136.62%
Two or More Races	3.19%	1.77%	-44.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%