How common is the surname Gerstner?

2,038 people in the United States had the surname Gerstner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. It ranked 14,604th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gerstner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gerstner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gerstner?

Louis V. Gerstner, American businessman (1942-2025), followed by Franz Anton von Gerstner.

Where is the surname Gerstner most common?

Wikidata records people named Gerstner in the United States and the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Gerstner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,038 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Gerstner

A German surname, carried by 2,038 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gerstner is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Gerstner.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,038 people named Gerstner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,952.

#14,604

rank among US surnames

2,038

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,137)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,599	Vartanian	2,039	151,420
#14,604	Matsuda	2,038	151,494
#14,612	Wimbush	2,037	151,569

Who is named Gerstner

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

95% of people named Gerstner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gerstners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louis V. Gerstner
American businessman (1942-2025)
Franz Anton von Gerstner
Austro-bohemian surveyor and railway engineer, 1796–1840

Notable Gerstners come mostly from the United States (1) and the Austrian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gerstner

Gerstner has the Soundex code G623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G623.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gerstner come from?: Borrowed from German Gerstner.
How common is the surname Gerstner?: 2,038 people in the United States had the surname Gerstner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. It ranked 14,604th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gerstner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gerstner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gerstner?: Louis V. Gerstner, American businessman (1942-2025), followed by Franz Anton von Gerstner.
Where is the surname Gerstner most common?: Wikidata records people named Gerstner in the United States and the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Gerstner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,038 in 2010, up 4.4%.