How rare is the last name Gerard?

8,806 people in the United States have the last name Gerard, about 1 in 33,943. It ranks #3,911 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

GERARD

#3,911

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,806
About
1 in 33,943
This common or more
55.7%
Who bears it

Of the 8,806 people with the last name Gerard, 80.3% reported their origin as White, 9.8% as Black and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Gerard

1 other last name also has 8,806 people.

#3,911 Frick · 8,806

Either side of Gerard

#3,909 Glasgow · 8,811#3,911 Frick · 8,806#3,913 Sturm · 8,804#3,914 Luttrell · 8,802

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gerard, most common first.

#10,984 Gerardo · 2,766#11,991 Gerhard · 2,488#12,564 Gerardi · 2,354#15,281 Gerrard · 1,850#72,902 Gerardy · 287

Also a first name

As a first name, Gerard ranks #1,019 of 53,615, with 41,777 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1956, with 1,617 births. See Gerard as a first name

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