How common is the surname Gerhard?

2,584 people in the United States had the surname Gerhard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,484 Americans. It ranked 12,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Gerhard getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,584 in 2010, down 0.5%.

Is Gerhard also a first name?

Yes. Gerhard 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 Gerhard

A surname, carried by 2,584 people in the United States.

2 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). Gerhard is more common than 92.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,584 people named Gerhard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,484 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,596.

#12,068

rank among US surnames

2,584

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,197)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,059	Vacca	2,586	119,391
#12,064	Guyette	2,585	119,437
#12,068	Maradiaga	2,584	119,484
#12,072	Horrocks	2,583	119,530

Who is named Gerhard

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

96% of people named Gerhard identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerhard

Gerhard 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 Gerhard?: 2,584 people in the United States had the surname Gerhard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,484 Americans. It ranked 12,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerhard?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gerhard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Is the surname Gerhard getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,584 in 2010, down 0.5%.
Is Gerhard also a first name?: Yes. Gerhard 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.