Gertson Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gertson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gertson (28) may also be a first name.

Gertson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gertson (Russian: Гертсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gertson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 739,868th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gertson reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name globally, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States Gertson is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 39 percent live, Washington, where 9 percent live and Oregon, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gertson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gertson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gertson last name grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gertson surname are 24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gertson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning R 173,076 per year and in United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,603 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gertson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gertson in the Russian language
Гертсонgertson-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gertson
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