Gerstein Surname

155,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gerstein Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or in, the barley field; one who came from Gersten (barley field), in Germany.

Gerstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9541:185,49618,476
Israel5031:17,0132,548
Canada941:391,97434,739
Germany841:958,39866,883
Peru531:599,70015,316
England381:1,466,26563,675
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
France121:5,535,227269,324
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gerstein (16) may also be a first name.

Gerstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or in, the barley field; one who came from Gersten (barley field), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) A disguised version of Gershon. Another form is Gerstner.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gerstein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gerstein Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gerstein has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gerstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,842nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,592,510 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gerstein reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,954 people, or 1 in 185,496. In The United States Gerstein is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Gerstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerstein last name increased 24,425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerstein surname are 12.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gerstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 125.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,794 per year; in United States they earn 27.88% more than the national average, earning $55,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 106.36% more than the national average, earning $102,528 CAD per year.

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Gerstein Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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