Gerstung Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerstung Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Gerstungen (barley field village), in Thuringia.

Gerstung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5061:159,10218,952
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gerstung Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Gerstungen (barley field village), in Thuringia.

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

Gerstung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerstung is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gerstung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 405,848th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gerstung reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 506 people, or 1 in 159,102. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Ecuador, where 2 percent are found.

Gerstung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerstung has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerstung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerstung are 34.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.4% registered with the party.

Gerstung earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gershtun8819/
Gierstun8819/
Gersteun881/
Gerstumg881/
Gerstong880/
Girstun80139/
Gerston8095/
Gerstum800/
Geerston752/
Gershton751/
Gierston751/
Girston673/
Gairston630/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerstung
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