Explore the Family Name Gehm

The meaning of Gehm

German: 1. perhaps a habitational name for someone from Gehmen in Saxony or from any of several places called Gemen. 2. from a short form of a personal name formed with Old High German gam(an) ‘joy, play, fun’. 3. from a short form of the medieval personal name Gemianus. Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Hans, Helmut, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gehm experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Gehm surname was ranked 31,426 in terms of popularity and saw a drop of 8% to rank 33,941 in 2010. This was reflected in the count of people with the surname Gehm, which dropped from 697 in 2000 to 670 in 2010, a decline of 3.87%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Gehm surname per 100k also decreased by 11.54% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#33,941	-8%
Count	697	670	-3.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gehm

The ethnicity associated with the Gehm surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In 2000, 97.7% of those with the surname identified as White, increasing slightly to 98.06% in 2010. The 2010 census showed a small percentage (1.49%) reporting two or more ethnic identities. However, there were no individuals with the Gehm surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. There was a small representation of Hispanic ethnicity in 2000 at 1%, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	98.06%	0.37%
Two or More Races	0%	1.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%