How common is the surname Geers?

1,030 people in the United States had the surname Geers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Geers getting more or less common?

More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Geers

A surname, carried by 1,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geers is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,030 people named Geers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,002.

#24,339

rank among US surnames

1,030

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #23,594)

Who is named Geers

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

98% of people named Geers identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geers

Gerrish

Geers has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Geers?: 1,030 people in the United States had the surname Geers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geers?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Geers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Geers getting more or less common?: More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 2.8%.