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 Gertz Salary in
United States
$48,217 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gertz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gertz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gertz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Gêrtz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gertz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,656th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,123,754 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Gertz are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 73 people.
The surname Gertz is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,770 people, or 1 in 130,852. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.
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 surname expanded 1,026 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gertz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gertz are 4.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.55% 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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