Last Name GERRY

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Meaning	The son of Geri. A first name as old as Domesday. Uxor Geri was a tenant-in-chief on county Gloucester. The son of Werry or Genry. The surname seems to have settled down as gery at an early period. A corruption of 'Gerard.' 'Gairdeach,' the 'd' silent, from 'Gairde,' Gaelic, festive, joyful.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian

Rank	9,768 (2000 US census)	9,333 (1990 US census)

Count	3,055 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.38%, or 2700 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
5.53%, or 169 total occurrences, as black,
0.95%, or 29 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.67%, or 51 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.08%, or 33 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.39%, or 73 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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