Explore the Family Name Gilton

The meaning of Gilton

1. Irish: shortened form of McGilton. 2. English: sometimes a variant of Gildon with devoicing of d to t.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Gilton" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranking at 59,453 in 2000, it dropped to 65,782 by 2010, representing a decline of approximately 10.65%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname also fell from 318 to 301 during the same decade, marking a reduction of 5.35%. The proportion per 100,000 people also showed a downward trend, slipping from 0.12 to 0.1, reflecting a dip of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#65,782	-10.65%
Count	318	301	-5.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gilton

The ethnicity breakdown of the Gilton surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, portrays an interesting shift over the ten-year span. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (50.31%) or Black (39.62%), while a smaller percentage reported having two or more races (6.60%). By 2010, the White ethnicity saw an increase of 6.32% bringing it up to 53.49%, while the representation of Black ethnicity dipped marginally by -1.06% to 39.20%. Interestingly, the category of two or more races saw a significant drop of 44.70%. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander group in both years. The Hispanic representation disappeared by 2010, but a new entry of American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared with 2.33% representation.

	2000	2010	Change
White	50.31%	53.49%	6.32%
Black	39.62%	39.2%	-1.06%
Two or More Races	6.6%	3.65%	-44.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.2%	0%	0%