Gerres Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gerres Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'garish,' i.e. showy, resplendent, staring. 'And pay no worship to the garish sun.'

Romeo and Juliet.

The earliest instances of the surname are connected with Oxfordshire.

William le Geriss, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Gerres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1901:423,71338,363
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gerres (17) may also be a first name.

Gerres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'garish,' i.e. showy, resplendent, staring. 'And pay no worship to the garish sun.'

Romeo and Juliet.

The earliest instances of the surname are connected with Oxfordshire.

William le Geriss, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Gerisse, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Umfrey le Gerische, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Cristina Gerygge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1787. Married — William Sharpe and Letitia Gerrish: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gerres Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerres is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gerres reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gerres is also the 2,694,839th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 423,713. In Germany Gerres is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Gerres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerres surname grew 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerres surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

Gerres earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

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Guerres92113/
Gerrese9294/
Gerrehs922/
Gerress921/
Gerresz921/
Gerrges921/
Gherres921/
Gerresh920/
Gerries920/
Gerreds920/
Geres912,063/
Gerre91102/
Erres9111/
Gerretse8696/
Guerrese8639/
Gerretts863/
Gerresch863/
Guetrres861/
Goerries860/
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Guerre833,137/
Gorres832,358/
Görres831,740/
Gehres831,632/
Gerrie831,548/
Herres831,377/
Goeres831,137/
Garres83798/
Zerres83592/
Gerets83535/
Gerris83390/
Gerrer83313/
Gerred83308/
Girres83260/
Geries83217/
Geresz83178/
Gueres83161/
Gerrey83125/
Erreis83115/
Gieres83101/
Geyres8397/
Gheres8395/
Gereys8371/
Gereis8356/
Gerhes8349/
Gerest8342/
Geresh8334/
Gerret8321/
Cerres8311/
Geresd839/
Gerrys838/
Gerese836/
Gerrez835/
Gerees835/
Gierre834/
Erries834/
Ngeres834/
Gherre833/
Geress833/
Geeres833/
Yerres833/
Erress832/
Ierres832/
Jerres831/
Gereus831/
Gerrge831/
Sgeres831/
Gerree831/
Gerrea831/
Gehrre831/
Getres831/
Gerrze831/
Gerezs831/
Gaeres831/
Cgeres831/
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Geires830/
Gereas830/
Gere8012,011/
Eres803,458/
Gerresová801/
Cherres774,396/
Gerrish773,815/
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Gerrett77275/
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Serries77172/
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Ghere73898/
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Girresch7153/
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Gerrijts716/
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Garris679,352/
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Guerry675,104/
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