Explore the Family Name Gerasimov

The meaning of Gerasimov

Russian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian: patronymic from the personal name Gerasim, Greek Gerasimos (a derivative of geras ‘old age’, or of a homonymous geras ‘honor’). This was borne by a 5th-century Christian saint, venerated in the Eastern Church, who was chiefly famous for the devotion he is said to have inspired in a lion from whose paw he extracted a thorn.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gerasimov has seen a growth in popularity over the years. In 2000, Gerasimov ranked 108,153 in terms of popularity and climbed to 79,846 by 2010, marking an increase of around 26.17%. Additionally, the number of individuals carrying this last name expanded from 152 to 238 between 2000 and 2010, suggesting a substantial rise of approximately 56.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,153	#79,846	26.17%
Count	152	238	56.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.08	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gerasimov

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Gerasimov surname identify as White. The proportion of those identifying as White grew from 93.42% in 2000 to 98.74% in 2010, indicating a slight increase of 5.69%. However, those identifying with two or more races declined from 5.92% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not represented or had their data suppressed for privacy reasons in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.42%	98.74%	5.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	5.92%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%