Last Name GENTLEMAN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The gentleman.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 60,230 (2000 US census) 72,650 (1990 US census)
Count 313 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.57%, or 296 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.6%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.92%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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