How common is the surname Gerson?

2,439 people in the United States had the surname Gerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,587 Americans. It ranked 12,670th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gerson?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gerson?

Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (1914-1999), followed by Dan Gerson.

Where is the surname Gerson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gerson in the United States.

Is the surname Gerson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,323 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,439 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Gerson also a first name?

Yes. Gerson 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 Gerson

A surname, carried by 2,439 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G625 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). Gerson is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,439 people named Gerson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,587 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,323.

#12,670

rank among US surnames

2,439

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #12,277)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,661	Basquez	2,442	126,431
#12,662	Horrell	2,441	126,483
#12,667	Klee	2,440	126,535
#12,670	Gilland	2,439	126,587
#12,676	Villasana	2,438	126,639

Who is named Gerson

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

90% of people named Gerson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gersons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betty Lou Gerson
American actress (1914-1999)
Dan Gerson
American screenwriter (1966–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerson

Gerson has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

Questions

How common is the surname Gerson?: 2,439 people in the United States had the surname Gerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,587 Americans. It ranked 12,670th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerson?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gerson?: Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (1914-1999), followed by Dan Gerson.
Where is the surname Gerson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gerson in the United States.
Is the surname Gerson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,323 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,439 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Gerson also a first name?: Yes. Gerson 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.