Explore the Family Name Gehres

The meaning of Gehres

German: variant of Gehring. Compare Gehris and Garis. Some characteristic forenames: German Rainer, Erwin.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gehres has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the ranking of the surname was at 39,052 whereas in 2010 it fell to 42,579, marking a 9.03% decrease. The number of people carrying this surname also dropped from 531 in 2000 to 509 in 2010, representing a 4.14% decline. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Gehres surname per 100,000 people decreased by 15%, moving from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,052	#42,579	-9.03%
Count	531	509	-4.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gehres

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Gehres surname. There was a notable increase in diversity from 2000 to 2010. For instance, people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from zero in 2000 to 1.57% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by 63.64%, rising from 1.32% to 2.16%. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased slightly by 3.10%, from 95.29% to 92.34%. Additionally, there was an increase in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic, with the figure rising by 46.28%, from 1.88% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. However, there were no recorded changes for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	92.34%	-3.1%
Hispanic	1.88%	2.75%	46.28%
Two or More Races	1.32%	2.16%	63.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.57%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%