Explore the Family Name Gehrman

The meaning of Gehrman

Americanized form of German Gehrmann.

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

The surname Gehrman, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gehrman was ranked 38,833rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 43,006th position. This represents a decrease of approximately 10.75%. In terms of count, there were 535 individuals with the Gehrman surname in 2000, while in 2010, this number decreased to 503, which is a reduction of nearly 5.98%. The proportion of Gehrmans per 100,000 people also fell from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, marking a 15% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,833	#43,006	-10.75%
Count	535	503	-5.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gehrman

Turning to ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Gehrman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.2% of Gehrmans identified as White, a figure that saw a marginal increase to 97.22% in 2010. There were no reported Gehrmans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. The census data indicates some change in other ethnic identities though. In 2000, 1.12% of Gehrmans identified their ethnicity as American Indian and Alaskan Native, but by 2010, this category registered no Gehrmans. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races increased to 1.39% in 2010 from none in 2000. Lastly, the Hispanic segment of the Gehrman surname population, which was at 0.93% in 2000, disappeared by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.2%	97.22%	0.02%
Two or More Races	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0.93%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.12%	0%	0%