Explore the Family Name Gjerde

The meaning of Gjerde

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named, from Old Norse gerthi ‘enclosed land’ (i.e. pasture). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Anders, Aslaug, Gunner, Lars, Obert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gjerde has had a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gjerde was ranked 36,276th in popularity and by 2010, it fell to the 37,391st spot, marking a 3.07% decrease. However, the actual count of individuals with the Gjerde surname increased slightly during this decade from 583 to 596, a growth of 2.23%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 9.09%, from 0.22 to 0.20.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#37,391	-3.07%
Count	583	596	2.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gjerde

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gjerde, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals identifying with this surname are predominantly White (96.74% in 2000 and 95.81% in 2010). There was a notable increase in individuals identifying as two or more races, which rose by 110% from 1.2% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010. Additionally, there was a new emergence of Hispanic representation in 2010 at 0.84%, while there were none reported in 2000. However, there was a complete absence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation in 2010, down from 1.20% in 2000. The Black population and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained constant at 0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.81%	-0.96%
Two or More Races	1.2%	2.52%	110%
Hispanic	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%