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 is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerrits? popularity and diffusion
Gerrits is the 49,306th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 698,241 people. The surname Gerrits occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gerrits reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 36 people.
The last name Gerrits is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,291 people, or 1 in 2,316. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, Overijssel, where 18 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Gerrits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerrits has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerrits Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerrits surname are 29.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.08% 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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