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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Gillespie

Gillespie is the 836th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 40,456 people carried it — about 13.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Gillespie are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White78.6%
Black13.4%
Multiracial3.7%
Hispanic3.2%
Asian American0.6%
Native American0.4%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#790
37,306
2000
#758
41,393
2010
#811
42,693
2020
#836
40,456
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