Gertz Surname
Approximately 6,485 people bear this surname
Gertz Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Goertz, a pet form of Gerhard (spear, brave), also of other names commencing with Ger, as Geremar, Geribald and Germund.
Gertz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,770 | 1:130,852 | 13,788 |
| Germany | 2,257 | 1:35,669 | 4,714 |
| Israel | 337 | 1:25,394 | 3,711 |
| Denmark | 264 | 1:21,381 | 2,154 |
| France | 191 | 1:347,763 | 52,251 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Brazil | 145 | 1:1,476,375 | 49,524 |
| Poland | 97 | 1:391,843 | 42,551 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 270 | 1:185,995 | 16,466 |
The alternate forms: Gêrtz (1) are calculated separately.
Gertz (73) may also be a first name.
Gertz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Goertz, a pet form of Gerhard (spear, brave), also of other names commencing with Ger, as Geremar, Geribald and Germund.
Gertz Demographics
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Gertz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gertz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gertz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Gêrtz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gertz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gertz is the 75,656th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,123,754 people. The surname Gertz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Gertz reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gertz is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 73 people.
The surname Gertz is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,770 people, or 1 in 130,852. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.
Gertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gertz last name grew 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gertz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gertz last name are 4.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gertz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.5% less than the national average, earning 261,305 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning R 199,656 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,724 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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