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 Goertz Salary in
United States
$47,474 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goertz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goertz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goertz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Goërtz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goertz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goertz is the 60,963rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 883,018 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Goertz reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,349 people, or 1 in 18,511. In Germany Goertz is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Goertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goertz last name increased 2,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 US average, with 68.65% registered with 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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