The Gehrke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,180 people carried this name — #7,915 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,135 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

263 people named Gehrke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 362 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 100
Pomeranian 42
Greater Poland 42
Warmian-Masurian 20
West Pomeranian 20
Silesian 18
Lower Silesian 10
Lesser Poland 9

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

51 people named Gehrke live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 12
Aargau 8
Bern 7
Solothurn 7
Valais 6
Basel-Stadt 4
Geneva 4
Fribourg 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

81 people named Gehrke is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 81

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Gehrke in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from Richmond Daily Register carrying the name Gehrke
Richmond Daily Register 1922-10-21
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Gehrke
New-york Tribune 1922-11-12
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Gehrke
New-york Tribune 1922-11-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,124 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gehrke in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

1,080 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gehrke. The most, 277, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,031
New South Wales 13
Victoria 12
South Australia 8
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gehrke.

Who carried it

People named Gehrke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Gehrke 1679–1721 · philologist
  • Albert Gehrke 1840–1911 · Oberlehrer
  • Friedrich Gehrke 1847– · painter
  • Adolf Gehrke 1849–1881 · student
  • Fritz Gehrke 1855–1916 · painter
  • Max Gehrke 1865–1943 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gehrke,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States982 records

982 records of the Gehrke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 705
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 93
  • Other U.S. records 184
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth E. Gehrke

    Born 1922 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; carpenter from Cumberland County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Solon, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ottilie Gehrke

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Trave from Bremen and Southampton, aged 18; farmer. From Schale, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Bernard Gehrke

    Born 1945; from Woodruff, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, executive administrative assistant; died of wounds 1969 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 982 records for Gehrke in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany1,408 records

1,408 records of the Gehrke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,403
  • German emigration and citizenship files 5
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Gehrke

    Born 1896; from Mellen. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 28 November 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 49).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Martin Friedrich Gehrke

    Emigrated to the United States in 1855.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ludwig Gehrke

    Naturalised at Gerlsdorf/Hannover in 1843; joiner.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,408 records for Gehrke in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands65 records

65 records of the Gehrke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 47
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 17
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alwine Elsa Helena Gehrke

    Married in 1944 in Rotterdam. Died 1966 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Jurgen Heinrich Gehrke

    Married in 1852 in Amsterdam; tailor.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Doodgeboren Kind Gehrke

    Died 1839 in Tilburg; born in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Gehrke in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia61 records

61 records of the Gehrke name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 48
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilie Gehrke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Herschel, aged 12.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Gehrke

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Austral, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Alvina Alice Rosetta Gehrke

    Born 1916 in Irishtown, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 61 records for Gehrke in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Gehrke name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ervin Gehrke

    Born 1930 in Germany; died 1993 in Altkirch (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guillaume Gustave Armand Gehrke

    Born 1920 in Klein-Schoenebeck - Etat-Civil (Rda); died 1997 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Hermann Emile Gehrke

    Born 1911 in Germany; died 1992 in Rouhling (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Gehrke in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Gehrke name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Anne Gehrke

    Buried in 1992 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 96.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lois Victoria Gehrke

    Died 1910; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fritz Bruno Gehrke

    Buried in 1980 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gehrke in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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