Explore the Family Name Gerloff

The meaning of Gerloff

German: from the personal name Gerulf, composed of Old High German gēr ‘spear’ + -loff, wolf ‘wolf’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erhard.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gerloff saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 34,949th most popular in the United States, but slipped to 36,246th place by 2010. This represents a -3.71% change in its rank. However, the actual count of people with the Gerloff name increased marginally from 611 in 2000 to 618 in 2010, a growth of 1.15%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 8.7% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,949	#36,246	-3.71%
Count	611	618	1.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gerloff

The ethnicity breakdown for individuals with the Gerloff surname also changed somewhat based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. The vast majority of individuals identifying with this surname were of white ethnicity, though there was a slight decrease from 96.89% in 2000 to 95.31% in 2010. There was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.64% to 1.94%. Notably, in 2010, some individuals with this surname began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and two or more races, accounting for 0.97% and 1.29% respectively, whereas in 2000, no such identifications were recorded. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	95.31%	-1.63%
Hispanic	1.64%	1.94%	18.29%
Two or More Races	0%	1.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%