Explore the Family Name Gershman

The meaning of Gershman

Jewish (from Ukraine and Belarus): variant of Herschman, under Russian influence (see Gershowitz). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Ari, Aron, Faina, Isadore, Khaim, Khana, Leyb, Mort, Yakov. Russian Mikhail, Leonid, Oleg, Boris, Fima, Aleksandr, Anatoly, Galina, Genady, Grigory, Leya, Vladimir.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gershman saw a decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,658th and dropped to 33,941st in 2010, reflecting a 7.21% decline. The total count of individuals bearing this last name also reduced slightly by 2.9%, from 690 in 2000 to 670 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Gershman surname per 100,000 decreased by 11.54% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,658	#33,941	-7.21%
Count	690	670	-2.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gershman

When considering ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of people with the Gershman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.12% over this period. The Hispanic representation within the Gershman surname population saw an increase, climbing from 1.45% in 2000 to 2.24% in 2010, which represents a significant growth of 54.48%. No people with the Gershman surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year, and no change was noted for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.97%	96.87%	-1.12%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.24%	54.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%