Last Name GELDERT

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Meaning The geld-herd, a herdsman. A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as 'geld' cows and 'geld' ewes, i.e. not with young.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 103,706 (2000 US census)
Count 160 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.38%, or 151 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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