Surname Checker / Gates
How Common Is the Last Name Gates?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Gates today
58,206
Ranked #648 of 162,254 published surnames · 17.82 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 52,569 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.04%
Black
19.13%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.62%
Hispanic
2.38%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.