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Where Does The Last Name Gearns Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gearns has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gearns? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,290,735^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gearns live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Gearns is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 35 percent are found, Indiana, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Gearns Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gearns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gearns last name rose 646 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gearns Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gearns surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gearns surname are 24.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.05% registered with the political party.

Gearns earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.