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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Gerrits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerrits Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerrits is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerrits? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,306th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 698,241 people. This last name is mostly found 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 numerous first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.
The surname Gerrits is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,291 people, or 1 in 2,316. In The Netherlands Gerrits is most common in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, Overijssel, where 18 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found 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 occurrence of Gerrits has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 Gerrits 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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