How common is the surname Gerardo?

2,546 people in the United States had the surname Gerardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,267 Americans. It ranked 12,227th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gerardo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,546 in 2010, up 22%.

Is Gerardo also a first name?

Yes. Gerardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gerardo

A surname, carried by 2,546 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G663 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gerardo is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,546 people named Gerardo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,267 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,087.

#12,227

rank among US surnames

2,546

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+22%

change since 2000 (was #13,386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,218	Hover	2,548	121,172
#12,221	Berrier	2,547	121,219
#12,227	Greenhalgh	2,546	121,267
#12,229	Check	2,545	121,315
#12,231	Dumond	2,544	121,362
#12,236	Maly	2,543	121,410

Who is named Gerardo

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

79% of people named Gerardo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerardo

Gerardo has the Soundex code G663, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G663.

Questions

How common is the surname Gerardo?: 2,546 people in the United States had the surname Gerardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,267 Americans. It ranked 12,227th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerardo?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Gerardo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Gerardo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,546 in 2010, up 22%.
Is Gerardo also a first name?: Yes. Gerardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.