Surname Checker / Gaines
How Common Is the Last Name Gaines?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Gaines today
48,520
Ranked #788 of 162,254 published surnames · 14.86 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 43,821 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
42.93%
Black
50.72%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.33%
Hispanic
2.37%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.