How common is the surname Geer?

8,717 people in the United States had the surname Geer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,419 Americans. It ranked 4,074th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Geer?

Will Geer, American actor and activist (1902–1978), followed by Ellen Geer.

Where is the surname Geer most common?

Wikidata records people named Geer in the United States.

Is the surname Geer getting more or less common?

More common. 8,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,717 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Geer

A surname, carried by 8,717 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geer is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary * As a German surname, from Ger (“spear”) * As a Dutch surname, from van den Geer, from geer (“headland”)

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,717 people named Geer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,419 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,509.

#4,074

rank among US surnames

8,717

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,834)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,069	Mazur	8,733	35,354
#4,070	Durand	8,729	35,370
#4,072	Kish	8,725	35,386
#4,074	Geer	8,717	35,419
#4,075	Foltz	8,714	35,431

Who is named Geer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Geer identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Geer
American actor and activist (1902–1978)
Ellen Geer
American actress and director, born 1941
Charlotte Geer
American rower, born 1957
Theodore Thurston Geer
American politician (1851-1924)
Letitia Mumford Geer
American nurse and inventor (1853-1935)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geer

Geer has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

Where does the surname Geer come from?: * As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary * As a German surname, from Ger (“spear”) * As a Dutch surname, from van den Geer, from geer (“headland”)
How common is the surname Geer?: 8,717 people in the United States had the surname Geer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,419 Americans. It ranked 4,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geer?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Geer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Geer?: Will Geer, American actor and activist (1902–1978), followed by Ellen Geer.
Where is the surname Geer most common?: Wikidata records people named Geer in the United States.
Is the surname Geer getting more or less common?: More common. 8,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,717 in 2010, up 2.4%.