Explore the Family Name Geerts

The meaning of Geerts

Dutch and Flemish: patronymic from the personal name Geert, a shortened form of Gerard, one of several Dutch forms of the German name Gerhardt. The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Geerts has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Geerts ranked 40,265th in terms of frequency among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had climbed to 38,389th - a growth of 4.66%. The absolute count of individuals with this surname also increased from 512 to 577 during the same period, indicating a 12.7% increase. The proportion per 100K people slightly increased as well, going from 0.19 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,265	#38,389	4.66%
Count	512	577	12.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Geerts

On the topic of ethnicity, the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Geerts. The data indicates that in 2000, almost everyone (99.61%) with the surname identified as White. By 2010, though still the majority, this percentage dropped to 96.36. During the same decade, there was an emergence of individuals with the Geerts surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.39%) and Hispanic (1.73%), where previously there were none reported in these categories in 2000. However, there were no individuals who identified as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.61%	96.36%	-3.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.39%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%