How common is the surname Gerry?

2,814 people in the United States had the surname Gerry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gerry?

Joseph John Gerry, American Catholic monk and bishop (1928–2023), followed by Peter G. Gerry.

Where is the surname Gerry most common?

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

How do you pronounce Gerry?

Gerry is /ˈɡɛɹi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gerry getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,055 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, down 7.9%.

Is Gerry also a first name?

Yes. Gerry 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 Gerry

A surname, carried by 2,814 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɛɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex G600 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). Gerry is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

Clipping + -y.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,814 people named Gerry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. That is down 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,055.

#11,229

rank among US surnames

2,814

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-7.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,768)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,225	Wolfgang	2,817	109,601
#11,226	Rohrbach	2,816	109,640
#11,228	Killinger	2,815	109,679
#11,229	Berthiaume	2,814	109,718
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757

Who is named Gerry

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

91% of people named Gerry identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gerrys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Notable Gerrys come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerry

Gerry has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

Where does the surname Gerry come from?: Clipping + -y.
How common is the surname Gerry?: 2,814 people in the United States had the surname Gerry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerry?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gerry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gerry?: Joseph John Gerry, American Catholic monk and bishop (1928–2023), followed by Peter G. Gerry.
Where is the surname Gerry most common?: Wikidata records people named Gerry in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Gerry?: Gerry is /ˈɡɛɹi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gerry getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,055 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, down 7.9%.
Is Gerry also a first name?: Yes. Gerry 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.