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    The surname Gerdes

    A German surname, carried by 5,940 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex G632

    Gerdes: #5,821 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gerdes #5,821, 5,940 people Gerdes: #5,821 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gerdes #5,821, 5,940 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gerdes is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Gerdes.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,940 people named Gerdes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,977 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,413.

    #5,821
    rank among US surnames
    5,940
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,860)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,816Buie5,94351,951
    #5,817Doerr5,94251,960
    #5,820Garnica5,94151,969
    #5,821Pardue5,94051,977

    Who is named Gerdes

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

    93% of people named Gerdes identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gerdes come from?
    Borrowed from German Gerdes.
    How common is the surname Gerdes?
    5,940 people in the United States had the surname Gerdes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,977 Americans. It ranked 5,821st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gerdes?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gerdes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Gerdes getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,940 in 2010, up 9.7%.