Last Name GERARD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Gerard. Gerard is distinct in origin from Gerald. Olde English Garret, German Gerhard, Jarrat. Adding together all the forms under J and G, Gerard is truly remarkable for the number of its variatiants. In Ireland Gerard and Gerald have become confused. It is possible the same confusion exists in England. Menaing: From 'Gar,' all, and 'ard,' nature; apt, docile; one ready to do or learn, amiable.

Origin	English, Teutonic, Jewish, German, Irish, Maori, Haitian, Creole, Belgian

Rank	3,767 (2000 US census)	3,956 (1990 US census)

Count	8,646 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87.38%, or 7555 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.92%, or 598 total occurrences, as black,
0.82%, or 71 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.45%, or 39 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2%, or 173 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.43%, or 210 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

Celebrity last names

Not all celebrities were blessed with the perfect Hollywood names, but all their names look perfectly Hollywood like don't they?
It is likely the case that some of the celebrities were born under names that differ from the one they are known now. We looked at som...

Most Popular Kazakh Baby Names

Below is the list of popular Kazakh first names in alphabetical order.

First girl baby names:

Адиль (Adil) Адия (Adiea) Ажар (Azhar) Айбала (Ajbala) Айбарша (Ajbarsha) Айбике (Ajbike) Айганша (Ajgansha) Айгуль (Ajgul) Аида (Aida) Айда...