Gerrans Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Gerrans Surname Definition:

A parish in Cornwall.

Gerrans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Australia1041:259,57423,725
England961:580,39635,131
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Gerrans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From a parish of the same name in Cornwall. From root of Garrance, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

GARRANCE: From guarhaz, garhaz, the summit or top. There is Garras in Konwyn, and Garras in St. Alien, which Pryce readers, "on the top of the hill."

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gerrans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerrans (Russian: Герранс) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerrans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gerrans live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Gerrans is mostly concentrated in: California, where 35 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Gerrans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerrans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerrans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerrans last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Gerrans earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning R 235,308 per year and in United States they earn 28.43% more than the national average, earning $55,415 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerans9232/
Errans920/
Herrans86233/
Gergans8630/
Geranse8625/
Serrans862/
Gerrams861/
Girrans861/
Garrans860/
Gerrons860/
Jerrans860/
Erans83101/
Garreans8078/
Gherranz807/
Gerganns800/
Gorans77148/
Serans77125/
Garans7786/
Jerans7722/
Herans7719/
Erranz7715/
Görans775/
Gerons774/
Ergans773/
Girans771/
Cerans771/
Geranz771/
Gerams770/
Earans770/
Herrahans751/
Herranz7116,761/
Gerance71642/
Jerrams71103/
Ceirans7148/
Garains7120/
Errance717/
Giranse716/
Heranse715/
Herrams713/
Herrons712/
Zerhans711/
Herains711/
Jerains711/
Erramse711/
Yerrams711/
Yorrans711/
Eetrans711/
Cherans711/
Gieranz711/
Geerons711/
Zeranse711/
Garrons710/
Hirrans710/
Seerans710/
Gergons710/
Jeranse710/
Girgans710/
Yergans710/
Gorhans710/
Hierans710/
Herrainz6758/
Irans6744/
Erons6722/
Goransch6710/
Cheyrans675/
Chetrans674/
Eranz673/
Herrance672/
Eráns672/
Herrranz671/
Gerasims671/
Gierganz671/
Yerramsh671/
Erams671/
Jrans671/
Gereance670/

Gerrans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerrans in the Russian language
Геррансgerrans-

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