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
Average Male Gertz Height
178.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gertz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gertz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gertz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms: Gêrtz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gertz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 75,656th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,123,754 people. Gertz occurs mostly 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, held by 73 people.
Gertz is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,770 people, or 1 in 130,852. In The United States Gertz is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.
Gertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gertz surname expanded 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gertz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gertz surname are 4.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.55% being registered to vote for the 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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