Geldert Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Geldert Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries).
Read More About This SurnameGeldert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 278 | 1:1,303,809 | 91,323 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Geldert Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries). The geld-herd and cowherd (v. Coward) have left two of the oldest and most strongly ramified names in the Lake District; v. Herd for list of derivatives.
'Item, pro geldherds, pro tripherds'; v. Tripper: Whitaker's Craven, 1317.
The editor adds, 'Geldherds are elsewhere called "pastores sterilium animalium,— hence the modern surname Geldert.'
Petrus Geldhird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus Geldhird. ibid.
Ricardus Geldhyrd, ibid.
Jenet Geldert, of Gleaston, 1595: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Anne Geldard, of Ulverston, 1641: ibid.
George Geldart, of Ulverston, 1661: ibid.
(Anglo-Scand.) Geld-Herd [Northern English geldherd, geldhird: geld, an emasculated or a sterile animal; f. Middle Englishgelden, Old Norsegelda, whence Danish gilde, to geld (cp. also Old Norse geld-r=Ger. gelt, barren) + Middle English herd(e, hird(e, Old English hierde and Old Norse hirði-r) (Teutonic) the first two forms will also represent the Old Teutonic Geld(h)ard, Gild(h)ard [Old Saxon geld=Goth. gild= O.H.Ger. gelt (mod. geld) = Old English gield, compensation, payment, sacrifice, etc.+hard, hart, hard, brave]
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Geldert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geldert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geldert occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Geldert? popularity and diffusion
Geldert is the 739,868th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Geldert live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States Geldert is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 23 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.
Geldert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geldert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geldert last name rose 3,971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geldert Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Geldert last name are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.21% being registered with the party.
The amount Geldert earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $46,468 CAD per year.
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