Explore the Family Name Girdley

The meaning of Girdley

1. English (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): probably a metathesized form of Gridley. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German Gördeler (see Gurtler 2).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Girdley saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 50,366th most common surname; however, by 2010, it fell to the 52,970th position, representing a drop of 5.17%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Girdley saw a marginal growth of 0.26%, from 390 in 2000 to 391 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population also saw a minor decline of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#52,970	-5.17%
Count	390	391	0.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Girdley

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Girdley, according to Decennial U.S. Census data, remained largely constant between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, comprising 95.90% in 2000 and 95.14% in 2010, indicating a slight decrease of 0.79%. Hispanic representation experienced a modest increase of 16.23%, moving from 1.54% in 2000 to 1.79% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, and the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.54% in 2000. The category of two or more races was introduced in 2010, with 1.79% of Girdleys falling into this category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	95.14%	-0.79%
Two or More Races	0%	1.79%	0%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.79%	16.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.54%	0%	0%