LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Gales
Gales is the 8,173rd most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 3,880 people carried it — about 1.3 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Gales are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black53.4%
White35.1%
Multiracial4.7%
Hispanic4.3%
Asian American1.9%
Native American0.6%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#8,739
2,487
2000
#8,236
3,703
2010
#7,937
4,169
2020
#8,173
3,880