# Gerry (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gerry/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,814 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,229 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 109,718 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.9% (3,055 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɛɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Clipping + -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gerry in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gerry in the United States and Australia.

## People named Gerry

- Joseph John Gerry, American Catholic monk and bishop (1928–2023)
- Peter G. Gerry, American politician (1879–1957)
- John Joseph Gerry, Australian priest (1927–2017)

## Similar surnames

Geary, Geer, Gear, Gero, Gere, Gera, Guerra, Grey, Garry, Gray, Gore, Gary.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.