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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerstung.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerstung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,848th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gerstung live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 506 people, or 1 in 159,102. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Thuringia, where 21 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Ecuador, where 2 percent live.

Gerstung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerstung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerstung last name grew 3,556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerstung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerstung surname are 34.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.4% being 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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