LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Gates
Gates is the 648th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 51,298 people carried it — about 17.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Gates are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White72.0%
Black18.8%
Multiracial4.2%
Hispanic3.5%
Asian American0.8%
Native American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#511
57,203
2000
#607
50,748
2010
#648
52,569
2020
#648
51,298