Explore the Family Name Gerbitz

The meaning of Gerbitz

1. German: habitational name from a place called Gerbitz, in Anhalt (near Nienburg an der Saale). 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Gerbec, Grbec or Gerbic, nicknames for a hunchback. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gerbitz has shown a marginal increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Gerbitz was ranked 64,008 in terms of popularity, while in 2010, it improved slightly to rank 61,297, marking a 4.24% change. The number of individuals with this surname also rose by nearly 13%, from 291 in 2000 to 328 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#61,297	4.24%
Count	291	328	12.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gerbitz

The ethnicity associated with the surname Gerbitz has varied slightly over the decade, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identifying as White decreased slightly from 92.10% in 2000 to 88.41% in 2010. Simultaneously, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase from 3.09% to 5.18%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity within the Gerbitz group, representing 1.52% of the total in 2010, where there were none reported in 2000. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities increased slightly from 4.12% to 4.57%. During both census years, no individuals with the Gerbitz surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.1%	88.41%	-4.01%
Hispanic	3.09%	5.18%	67.64%
Two or More Races	4.12%	4.57%	10.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%