Gerrits Surname
Approximately 10,437 people bear this surname
Gerrits Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a Dutch abbreviation of gerrit zijn zoon, meaning 'son of Gerrit'.
Gerrits Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,291 | 1:2,316 | 155 |
| United States | 1,124 | 1:322,472 | 29,379 |
| Canada | 530 | 1:69,520 | 7,971 |
| Belgium | 529 | 1:21,733 | 3,382 |
| Germany | 314 | 1:256,387 | 27,596 |
| Indonesia | 246 | 1:537,598 | 43,441 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Gerrits (36) may also be a first name.
Gerrits Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a Dutch abbreviation of gerrit zijn zoon, meaning 'son of Gerrit'.
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Average Gerrits Salary in
United States
$50,379 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerrits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerrits Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerrits occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gerrits click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerrits? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,306th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 698,241 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Gerrits are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 36 people.
The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,291 people, or 1 in 2,316. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 28 percent reside, Overijssel, where 18 percent reside and North Brabant, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Gerrits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gerrits has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerrits last name expanded 2,248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerrits Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gerrits last name are 29.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gerrits earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 200.31% more than the national average, earning R 713,640 per year; in United States they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $50,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,428 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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