Gerstenberg Surname

171,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerstenberg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Gerstenberg (barley mountain).

Gerstenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8931:42,5285,590
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Denmark231:245,42219,084
France161:4,151,420237,746
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Gerstenberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Gerstenberg (barley mountain).

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

Gerstenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerstenberg is found most in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstenberg? popularity and diffusion

Gerstenberg is the 171,745th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,908,039 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Gerstenberg live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,893 people, or 1 in 42,528. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Gerstenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerstenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerstenberg surname rose 602 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerstenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerstenberg are 33.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.26% being registered with the political party.

Gerstenberg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerstenbergs961/
Gerstemberg9110/
Gerstenburg913/
Serstenberg911/
Gorstenberg910/
Gerstneberg910/
Gerstenbruch7827/

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