Geertz Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Geertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2931:274,76329,003
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Israel201:427,88233,464
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Geertz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geertz Come From? nationality or country of origin

Geertz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Geertz.

How Common Is The Last Name Geertz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Geertz reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 274,763. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 38 percent are found, Hamburg, where 36 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Geertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geertz surname grew 6,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geertz are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the party.

Geertz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerdtz925/
Geerrtz921/
Tgeertz921/
Gertz916,485/
Geerz9135/
Geerts8313,784/
Gertze833,190/
Giertz831,294/
Gerdtz83329/
Gehrtz8380/
Guertz8326/
Gerstz836/
Gerhtz832/
Ghertz831/
Geirtz830/
Gertcz830/
Gertzs830/
Gerz801,879/
Ertz801,672/
Geerdts77433/
Geertse77262/
Gheerts7729/
Geerdst771/
Gerttze771/
Geertst771/
Geeerts771/
Gihertz771/
Heerdtz770/
Heertze770/
Hertz7311,724/
Gerts733,676/
Gretz732,132/
Gierz73403/
Girtz73356/
Gehrz7384/
Gørtz7373/
Gherz7366/
Ertze7346/
Heerz7329/
Gärtz7313/
Gercz739/
Gerdz734/
Gêrtz731/
Gerzh731/
Ertzs730/
Gertc730/
Geehrdts710/
Gertse673,687/
Gerdts671,662/
Erz671,095/
Gehrts67448/
Geerds67351/
Hiertz67204/
Gierts67202/
Gjørtz67139/
Gerths67130/
Heartz67115/
Heerts67101/
Guerts6762/
Giørtz6748/
Hertze6735/
Gertts6729/
Herthz6714/
Gärtze6711/
Gertch6711/
Giertzsch679/
Gerőcz679/
Ertzås677/
Guirtz675/
Giercz675/
Gertsh674/
Heurtz674/
Rtz674/
Geirts673/
Gherts672/
Gertds672/
Goirtz672/
Gretzh671/
Gerrts671/
Gersts671/
Heirtz670/
Gertst670/
Herrtz670/

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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
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  • 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 Geertz
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