How Many People Have the Last Name Gerard?
people had the surname Gerard in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 32,468 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+429 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gerard (83.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gerard ranks #2,956. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.4% to 83.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gerard grew from 8,646 people in 2000 to 9,075 in 2010 (up 5%), and its rank fell from #3,767 to #3,914. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.21 to 3.08 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,646 | 9,075 |
| Rank | #3,767 | #3,914 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.21 | 3.08 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gerard
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gerard: G663
👤 Gerard as a First Name
Gerard is a first name too: about 34,464 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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