How Many People Have the Last Name Gerald?

5,244

people had the surname Gerald in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 56,180 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#6,476

Tied with 2 others

Per 100,000 People

1.78

In 2010

Largest Group

46.3%

Black

Change Since 2000

+5%

+250 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

No single group makes up most people with the surname Gerald: 46.3% are non-Hispanic Black and 46.3% are non-Hispanic White. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 49% to 46.3%.

White 46.3%
Black 46.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Gerald grew from 4,994 people in 2000 to 5,244 in 2010 (up 5%), and its rank fell from #6,281 to #6,476. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.85 to 1.78 people per 100,000.

20002010
People4,9945,244
Rank#6,281#6,476
Per 100,000 people1.851.78

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gerald

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#6,470Tew5,247
#6,474Bill5,246
#6,474Grow5,246
#6,476Hix5,244
#6,476Uhl5,244
#6,476Gerald5,244
#6,479Flory5,243

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Gerald: G643

👤 Gerald as a First Name

Gerald is a first name too: about 217,625 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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