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

The last name Gerold (Marathi: गेरॉ, Russian: Герольд) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gérold. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Gerold is the 94,315^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,442,793 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Gerold reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 26,286^th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 32,343 people.

The surname Gerold is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,504 people, or 1 in 32,151. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 24 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.

Gerold Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gerold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerold last name grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerold Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gerold last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gerold surname are 17.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerold earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $51,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% less than the national average, earning $37,686 CAD per year.