Gerry Surname
Approximately 15,652 people bear this surname
Gerry Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Geri.' A personal name as old as Domesday. Uxor Geri was a tenant-in-chief in Gloucestershire. Lower gives both Gery and Geri as Domesday forms. Both occur frequently in the Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameGerry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 7,399 | 1:4,733 | 473 |
| United States | 3,745 | 1:96,785 | 10,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 895 | 1:9,110 | 723 |
| England | 850 | 1:65,551 | 7,614 |
| Canada | 597 | 1:61,718 | 7,225 |
| Argentina | 423 | 1:101,048 | 8,530 |
| Jordan | 352 | 1:25,121 | 3,406 |
| Yemen | 247 | 1:106,985 | 6,329 |
| Indonesia | 209 | 1:632,771 | 49,860 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Seychelles | 100 | 1:924 | 225 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Palestine | 47 | 1:96,784 | 6,858 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 524 | 1:46,518 | 5,765 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,308 | 1:38,393 | 4,552 |
Gerry (231,809) may also be a first name.
Gerry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Geri.' A personal name as old as Domesday. Uxor Geri was a tenant-in-chief in Gloucestershire. Lower gives both Gery and Geri as Domesday forms. Both occur frequently in the Hundred Rolls.
Richard Jery, Hampshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Cery, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Nicholas Gery, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Dionise Geri, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter Geri, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1521. Thomas Jary, vicar of Binham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1645. Married — John Barnes and Dorithy Geary: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1646. — John Gerey and Elizabeth Sabin: St Peter, Cornhill.
1745. — John Comey and Elizabeth Geary: St. George, Hanover Square.
An old personal name. Uxor Geri was a tenant-in-chief in co. Gloucester. Domesd. Gery, Geri. Domesd.
A corruption of Gerard (which see). Gairdeach, the d silent, from Gairde, Gaelic, festive, joyful.
Gerry is a name now found in the border districts of Callington and Launceston. In the 17th century a gentle family of Gerry resided across the border in Tavistock (Worth's "Tavistock Records").
Geary was the name of the rector of Swepston in the middle of the 17th century. Thomas Geary, prebendary, was patron of the chapelry of Knighton in 1734. There was a Lindley family of this name last century. William Geary, an opulent farmer of Old Hays, died in 1795 (N.).
Gerry Demographics
Average Male Gerry Height
175.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gerry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerry (Marathi: गेरी) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,916th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 465,598 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Gerry reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 4,531st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 231,809 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 7,399 people, or 1 in 4,733. Besides Iraq it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Gerry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gerry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Gerry last name are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.95% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gerry earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning R 287,736 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerry in the Marathi language | ||
| गेरी | geri | - |
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