How common is the surname Gerrard?

2,024 people in the United States had the surname Gerrard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,542 Americans. It ranked 14,691st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gerrard?

Lisa Gerrard, Australian musician, singer and composer, followed by Anthony Gerrard.

Where is the surname Gerrard most common?

Wikidata records people named Gerrard in Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Is the surname Gerrard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,024 in 2010, up 9.4%.

Is Gerrard also a first name?

Yes. Gerrard 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 Gerrard

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,024 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G663

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gerrard is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A less common spelling of Gerard.

Gerrard is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,024 people named Gerrard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,542 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,850.

#14,691

rank among US surnames

2,024

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,724)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,686	Booze	2,025	152,467
#14,691	Rosemond	2,024	152,542
#14,695	Cissell	2,023	152,618

Who is named Gerrard

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

91% of people named Gerrard identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gerrards

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Gerrard
Australian musician, singer and composer, born 1961
Anthony Gerrard
Association football player, born 1986
Douglas Gerrard
Actor and film director (1891-1950)

Notable Gerrards come mostly from Australia (1), the United Kingdom (1) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerrard

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

Questions

Where does the surname Gerrard come from?: A less common spelling of Gerard.
How common is the surname Gerrard?: 2,024 people in the United States had the surname Gerrard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,542 Americans. It ranked 14,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerrard?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gerrard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gerrard?: Lisa Gerrard, Australian musician, singer and composer, followed by Anthony Gerrard.
Where is the surname Gerrard most common?: Wikidata records people named Gerrard in Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
What type of surname is Gerrard?: Gerrard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gerrard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,024 in 2010, up 9.4%.
Is Gerrard also a first name?: Yes. Gerrard 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.