How common is the surname Gertz?

2,018 people in the United States had the surname Gertz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. It ranked 14,724th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gertz?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gertz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gertz?

Jami Gertz, American actress, followed by Bill Gertz.

Where is the surname Gertz most common?

Wikidata records people named Gertz in the United States.

Is the surname Gertz getting more or less common?

More common. 1,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,018 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Gertz

A surname, carried by 2,018 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G632

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,018 people named Gertz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,913.

#14,724

rank among US surnames

2,018

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,353)

Who is named Gertz

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

94% of people named Gertz identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gertzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jami Gertz
American actress, born 1965
Bill Gertz
American journalist (1952-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gertz

Gertz has the Soundex code G632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G632.

Questions

How common is the surname Gertz?: 2,018 people in the United States had the surname Gertz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. It ranked 14,724th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gertz?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gertz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gertz?: Jami Gertz, American actress, followed by Bill Gertz.
Where is the surname Gertz most common?: Wikidata records people named Gertz in the United States.
Is the surname Gertz getting more or less common?: More common. 1,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,018 in 2010, up 5.5%.