Gerrits Surname

49,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerrits Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Dutch abbreviation of gerrit zijn zoon, meaning 'son of Gerrit'.

Gerrits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,2911:2,316155
United States1,1241:322,47229,379
Canada5301:69,5207,971
Belgium5291:21,7333,382
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Indonesia2461:537,59843,441
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerritse931,985/
Gerriets93481/
Gerritts9351/
Gerrijts936/
Gerriths931/
Guerrits931/
Gerits922,092/
Errits921/
Gerrietts8874/
Gerritz86328/
Gerrets86316/
Geerits86274/
Gerryts86234/
Gergits86192/
Garrits8649/
Gereits8643/
Herrits8626/
Geriets8616/
Geritse865/
Geraits864/
Jerrits863/
Geritts862/
Getrits861/
Geriths861/
Erriots860/
Erits831/
Gerretse8096/
Gerritze8015/
Jerritts8012/
Herritts807/
Cherrits804/
Gerretts803/
Geeriets803/
Gerrietz803/
Geritsch801/
Gerittse801/
Herriots800/
Garritts800/
Gerraids800/
Gerets77535/
Geritz77491/
Gerics77207/
Herits7733/
Erritz7716/
Garits7711/
Jerits7710/
Gérits7710/
Eerits779/
Gorits775/
Eritts772/
Girits771/
Erzits771/
Zerits770/
Herriotts7539/
Herritsch7518/
Gergitsch758/
Zerritsch753/
Goeritz71455/
Herritz71190/
Gorritz71131/
Gerretz71115/
Gieritz7184/
Geerets7164/
Gerichs7162/
Gerrich7160/
Gergets7137/
Gueritz7131/
Gareits7124/
Gehritz7119/
Garritz7117/
Gereats718/
Gergitz717/
Gierets713/
Garrets712/
Geretts711/
Gericsh711/
Gerihtz711/
Geritch711/
Gerzitz711/
Sereits711/
Heirits711/
Geeritz711/
Goirits711/
Erruitz711/
Errichs710/
Garitts710/
Gerreds710/
Gerić67896/
Geriz67286/
Gerič67265/
Geric67227/
Heritsch67162/
Garretts6743/
Eritz6735/
Erritzøe6734/
Erric6728/
Eritsova6726/
Gueritch6721/
Giritsch6719/
Zeritsch6718/
Ceritsch6710/
Jeritsch679/
Geretsch672/
Gherrich672/
Erets671/
Gherrici671/
Gerriche671/
Gereadts671/
Gorraitz671/
Heroites671/

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