Explore the Family Name Gomillion

The meaning of Gomillion

Origin undetermined. This surname is also common among African Americans.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gomillion saw a minor decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, shifting from 24,701st to 24,874th place, marking a change of -0.7%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the number of individuals with the surname increased by 5.6%, growing from 947 to 1,000 during the same decade. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly by -2.86%, indicating that while more individuals carry the name, its overall prevalence compared to other surnames has declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,701	#24,874	-0.7%
Count	947	1,000	5.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gomillion

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Gomillion surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The ethnicity seeing the greatest increase was those identifying with two or more races, which nearly doubled from 2.01% to 3.90%. Gomillions identifying as white constituted the largest group but saw a decrease from 52.59% to 50.70%. Those identifying as Black comprised the second largest group, marginally increasing from 43.08% to 43.60%. Hispanic representation remained almost steady at 1.58% in 2000 to 1.60% in 2010. Meanwhile, identification as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was not notable, with the latter dropping to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.59%	50.7%	-3.59%
Black	43.08%	43.6%	1.21%
Two or More Races	2.01%	3.9%	94.03%
Hispanic	1.58%	1.6%	1.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.74%	0%	0%