How common is the surname Gerena?

2,871 people in the United States had the surname Gerena in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,539 Americans. It ranked 11,066th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gerena?

Víctor Manuel Gerena, American bank robber and fugitive.

Where is the surname Gerena most common?

Wikidata records people named Gerena in the United States.

Is the surname Gerena getting more or less common?

More common. 2,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,871 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Gerena

A surname, carried by 2,871 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gerena is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,871 people named Gerena in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,539 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,160.

#11,066

rank among US surnames

2,871

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+32.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,012)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,060	Ehrhardt	2,874	107,427
#11,061	Cartier	2,873	107,465
#11,062	Gilmartin	2,872	107,502
#11,066	Shuford	2,871	107,539
#11,069	Eanes	2,870	107,577
#11,073	Kappel	2,869	107,614

Who is named Gerena

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

80% of people named Gerena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Gerenas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Víctor Manuel Gerena
American bank robber and fugitive, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerena

Gerena has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Questions

How common is the surname Gerena?: 2,871 people in the United States had the surname Gerena in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,539 Americans. It ranked 11,066th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerena?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Gerena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gerena?: Víctor Manuel Gerena, American bank robber and fugitive.
Where is the surname Gerena most common?: Wikidata records people named Gerena in the United States.
Is the surname Gerena getting more or less common?: More common. 2,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,871 in 2010, up 33%.