Last Names That Start With G
These last names that start with G come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 8,102 surnames beginning with G; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Garcia ranks eighth among all US surnames, and G holds 8,102 names in total. The list mixes very short names with long ones. Gray and Green are one syllable each, while Gutierrez takes three.
Two near twins appear here: Gonzalez and Gonzales. They sound almost the same but are separate entries, and families often care which ending they use. The same Z versus S choice turns up on forms all the time.
Griffin and Gibson have a hard G at the start and a quick second beat. They feel friendly and are easy to say in any accent.
- Surnames starting with G
- 8,102
- Most common
- Garcia 858,289 people
- National rank of the top one
- #8
100 most common last names that start with G
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia | #8 | 858,289 |
| 2 | Gonzalez | #23 | 597,718 |
| 3 | Green | #37 | 413,477 |
| 4 | Gomez | #68 | 263,590 |
| 5 | Gray | #79 | 236,713 |
| 6 | Gutierrez | #96 | 212,905 |
| 7 | Graham | #108 | 194,074 |
| 8 | Gonzales | #110 | 193,934 |
| 9 | Griffin | #114 | 190,636 |
| 10 | Gibson | #119 | 184,420 |
| 11 | Gordon | #151 | 154,934 |
| 12 | Gardner | #182 | 138,660 |
| 13 | Grant | #192 | 134,034 |
| 14 | Garza | #220 | 124,130 |
| 15 | George | #227 | 119,778 |
| 16 | Greene | #228 | 119,604 |
| 17 | Guzman | #230 | 118,390 |
| 18 | Gilbert | #243 | 112,406 |
| 19 | Garrett | #253 | 107,777 |
| 20 | Guerrero | #291 | 94,152 |
| 21 | Gregory | #312 | 88,810 |
| 22 | Graves | #340 | 82,179 |
| 23 | Griffith | #369 | 77,429 |
| 24 | Gross | #387 | 74,285 |
| 25 | Garner | #403 | 72,052 |
| 26 | Goodman | #409 | 71,482 |
| 27 | Goodwin | #415 | 70,333 |
| 28 | Gill | #430 | 68,699 |
| 29 | Gallagher | #433 | 68,075 |
| 30 | Glover | #468 | 64,180 |
| 31 | Gibbs | #478 | 62,514 |
| 32 | Gallegos | #551 | 54,672 |
| 33 | Greer | #552 | 54,611 |
| 34 | Guerra | #554 | 54,575 |
| 35 | Gates | #607 | 50,748 |
| 36 | Garrison | #611 | 50,482 |
| 37 | Grimes | #626 | 49,245 |
| 38 | Glenn | #627 | 49,241 |
| 39 | Golden | #648 | 47,839 |
| 40 | Gilmore | #661 | 47,050 |
| 41 | Gaines | #739 | 42,369 |
| 42 | Gentry | #741 | 42,357 |
| 43 | Gillespie | #758 | 41,393 |
| 44 | Glass | #770 | 40,724 |
| 45 | Galvan | #788 | 40,046 |
| 46 | Giles | #805 | 39,002 |
| 47 | Gould | #836 | 37,660 |
| 48 | Good | #929 | 34,430 |
| 49 | Galloway | #951 | 33,773 |
| 50 | Gay | #974 | 32,672 |
| 51 | Gamble | #981 | 32,377 |
| 52 | Goff | #1,001 | 31,806 |
| 53 | Guthrie | #1,015 | 31,530 |
| 54 | Gorman | #1,024 | 31,285 |
| 55 | Guevara | #1,039 | 30,844 |
| 56 | Goldstein | #1,050 | 30,429 |
| 57 | Goldberg | #1,069 | 29,968 |
| 58 | Gibbons | #1,104 | 28,993 |
| 59 | Gilliam | #1,141 | 28,075 |
| 60 | Guy | #1,150 | 27,934 |
| 61 | Godfrey | #1,159 | 27,700 |
| 62 | Galindo | #1,199 | 26,730 |
| 63 | Grace | #1,200 | 26,727 |
| 64 | Gustafson | #1,213 | 26,433 |
| 65 | Garland | #1,251 | 25,725 |
| 66 | Goss | #1,266 | 25,464 |
| 67 | Gregg | #1,267 | 25,457 |
| 68 | Grady | #1,290 | 25,121 |
| 69 | Gleason | #1,293 | 25,007 |
| 70 | Gore | #1,326 | 24,449 |
| 71 | Greenwood | #1,334 | 24,301 |
| 72 | Groves | #1,336 | 24,260 |
| 73 | Goldman | #1,348 | 24,086 |
| 74 | Gee | #1,363 | 23,826 |
| 75 | Givens | #1,364 | 23,823 |
| 76 | Gunter | #1,368 | 23,775 |
| 77 | Griggs | #1,369 | 23,756 |
| 78 | Gallardo | #1,460 | 22,435 |
| 79 | Gunn | #1,475 | 22,120 |
| 80 | Godwin | #1,480 | 22,062 |
| 81 | Gabriel | #1,482 | 22,013 |
| 82 | Grove | #1,487 | 21,969 |
| 83 | Goins | #1,498 | 21,872 |
| 84 | Geiger | #1,503 | 21,785 |
| 85 | Grimm | #1,510 | 21,757 |
| 86 | Guillen | #1,550 | 21,257 |
| 87 | Goode | #1,553 | 21,226 |
| 88 | Gary | #1,555 | 21,213 |
| 89 | Gallo | #1,560 | 21,149 |
| 90 | Greenberg | #1,574 | 20,908 |
| 91 | Gagnon | #1,604 | 20,567 |
| 92 | Gomes | #1,606 | 20,532 |
| 93 | Guidry | #1,645 | 19,967 |
| 94 | Gil | #1,691 | 19,403 |
| 95 | Goodrich | #1,692 | 19,399 |
| 96 | Gifford | #1,716 | 19,171 |
| 97 | Gillis | #1,786 | 18,438 |
| 98 | Gaston | #1,797 | 18,348 |
| 99 | Gipson | #1,803 | 18,289 |
| 100 | Gold | #1,810 | 18,237 |
Short last names that start with G
- Gray
- Gill
- Good
- Gay
- Goff
- Guy
- Goss
- Gore
- Gee
- Gunn
- Gary
- Gil
- Gold
- Gage
- Gale
- Graf
- Gant
- Gann
- Grey
- Gall
Long last names with G
- Greenfield
- Gilbertson
- Greathouse
- Gottschalk
- Grindstaff
- Guadarrama
- Goldenberg
- Goldsberry
- Gillenwater
- Greenawalt
- Greenstein
- Greenhalgh
- Goodfellow
- Gullickson
- Gremillion
- Gabrielson
Uncommon last names that start with G
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Grigsby
- Gardiner
- Giron
- Grooms
- Graber
- Griswold
- Gupta
- Gooden
- Glaser
- Gaither
- Gaytan
- Gatlin
- Garay
- Grantham
- Gandy
- Gulley
- Gilley
- Gaskins
- Garnett
- Groff
- Garibay
- Gagne
- Guenther
- Gable
- Glick
- Guest
- Glynn
- Gall
- Grabowski
- Gaddis
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with G?
Garcia, shared by 858,289 people in the US Census count, ranked #8 among all surnames.
How many last names start with G?
The Census list has 8,102 surnames starting with G that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with G?
Less common real surnames include Grigsby, Gardiner, Giron, Grooms, Graber, Griswold.
What are short last names that start with G?
Gray, Gill, Good, Gay, Goff, Guy, Goss, Gore.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.