Explore the Family Name Gareis

The meaning of Gareis

German: 1. from a shortened form of the Latin personal name Gregorius (see Gregory). 2. metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, from a compound of Middle High German gar(e) ‘ready’ + īsen ‘iron’. 3. from Gero, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with gēr ‘spear’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Hans, Helmut.

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How common is the last name Gareis in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gareis has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 58,397 in terms of prevalence in the United States, with about 325 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 63,873, and the count fell slightly to 312, representing a change of -9.38 in rank and -4.0 in count. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also decreased by 8.33 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,397	#63,873	-9.38%
Count	325	312	-4%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gareis

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Gareis identify as white, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.92 percent of those with the Gareis surname identified as white, which slightly decreased to 96.15 percent by 2010. During the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group saw a substantial increase from 1.54 percent in 2000 to 3.53 percent in 2010, marking a change of 129.22 percent. There were no reported changes for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	96.15%	-0.79%
Hispanic	1.54%	3.53%	129.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%