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Where Does The Last Name Gjerstad Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gjerstad is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjerstad? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 272,070^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. The last name Gjerstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gjerstad live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 1,065 people, or 1 in 4,828. In Norway Gjerstad is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found, Western Norway, where 41 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Other than Norway it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Gjerstad Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gjerstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gjerstad surname increased 6,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gjerstad Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjerstad surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gjerstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning 350,026 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,498 USD per year.