Goertz Surname
Approximately 8,253 people bear this surname
Goertz 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.
Goertz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,349 | 1:18,511 | 2,427 |
| United States | 2,166 | 1:167,340 | 16,969 |
| Canada | 842 | 1:43,760 | 5,413 |
| Netherlands | 485 | 1:34,819 | 5,838 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:473,761 | 33,810 |
The alternate forms: Goërtz (3) are calculated separately.
Goertz 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.
Goertz Demographics
Average Male Goertz Height
177.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goertz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goertz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goertz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Goërtz. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goertz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goertz is the 60,963rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 883,018 people. The last name Goertz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Goertz reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,349 people, or 1 in 18,511. In Germany Goertz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Berlin, where 6 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Goertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goertz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goertz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goertz surname are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Goertz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.45% more than the national average, earning R 383,664 per year; in United States they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $47,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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