Find out how popular the last name Gadlin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gadlin.

Gadlin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gadlin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gadlin in America

Gadlin is the 78040th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gadlin surname appeared 245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gadlin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gadlin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gadlin

The surname Gadlin is believed to have originated in England, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Old English words "gadd" meaning "goad" or "spike," and "hlinc" meaning "ridge" or "hill." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived on a ridged or hilly area where goads were used for livestock.

One of the earliest known references to this surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, a census-like record from 1273, which mentions a "Robert Gadelin." The spelling variations "Gadelyn" and "Gadling" also appear in various medieval records from the 13th and 14th centuries.

During the 15th century, there are records of a John Gadlyn who was a prominent landowner in the village of Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire. His name appears in several legal documents and deeds from that time period.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with this surname was Sir Thomas Gadlin (c. 1490-1560), a wealthy merchant and alderman in the City of London. He was a benefactor of several charitable institutions and his name can be found on various monuments and inscriptions from that era.

Another individual of note was William Gadlin (1609-1684), a Puritan clergyman and author who served as the rector of Buxted in Sussex. He wrote several religious treatises and sermons that were published during his lifetime.

In the 18th century, there was a family of Gadlins who were prominent landowners and gentry in the county of Norfolk. One member of this family, Edward Gadlin (1716-1789), served as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Thetford from 1768 to 1780.

While the surname Gadlin is not as common today as it once was, it continues to be found primarily in England and other parts of the United Kingdom, reflecting its English origins and historical prevalence in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gadlin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gadlin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gadlin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gadlin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gadlin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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