Gearns Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Gearns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 168 | 1:2,157,494 | 136,287 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Gearns Demographics
Average Gearns Salary in
United States
$55,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gearns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gearns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gearns occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gearns click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gearns? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,290,735th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Gearns 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.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 35 percent are found, Indiana, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States Gearns 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 bearing the Gearns last name increased 646 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gearns Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gearns last name are 24.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geairns | 92 | 22 | / |
| Gearins | 92 | 0 | / |
| Earns | 91 | 87 | / |
| Hearns | 83 | 3,127 | / |
| Gairns | 83 | 566 | / |
| Earnst | 83 | 406 | / |
| Yearns | 83 | 100 | / |
| Searns | 83 | 33 | / |
| Earnsh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jearns | 83 | 1 | / |
| Earins | 83 | 1 | / |
| Georns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Earens | 83 | 0 | / |
| Goerens | 77 | 347 | / |
| Ahearns | 77 | 3 | / |
| Georins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ohearns | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seearns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scearns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Earenst | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hearens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Searins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hearins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cearins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yarns | 73 | 190 | / |
| Airns | 73 | 95 | / |
| Aerns | 73 | 70 | / |
| Eurns | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jarns | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yerns | 73 | 2 | / |
| Earnz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eirns | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yeargins | 71 | 78 | / |
| Aggernæs | 71 | 25 | / |
| O'Hearns | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gueirins | 71 | 13 | / |
| Georgins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gearence | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eerens | 67 | 457 | / |
| Aerens | 67 | 214 | / |
| Jairns | 67 | 153 | / |
| Joerns | 67 | 132 | / |
| Jarnæs | 67 | 103 | / |
| Jarins | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eirens | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ejrnæs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jarnås | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hearnz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yerins | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heggernæs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seorns | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owerns | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyarns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceirns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haurns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hierns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heorns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giorns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eorhns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saurns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seyrns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eorens | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gearns
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