The Gerald surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,244 people carried this name — #6,476 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,994 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 276 people named Gerald.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Haute-Vienne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Gerald in American newspapers,
1890–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 245,639 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gerald,
with a public archive behind them.
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Florence Gerald 1858–1942 · screenwriter -
Jim Gerald 1891–1971 · comedian -
Gaston Gerald 1931– · businessperson
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Gilberto Gerald 1950– · architect
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William L. Gerald 1954–2008 · physician
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David Gerald 1968– · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gerald.
- Georgen 246 · U.S. census
- Georger 206 · U.S. census
- Georges 5,611 · U.S. census
- Georgette 160 · U.S. census
- Georgy 156 · U.S. census
- Geraci 3,729 · U.S. census
- Geran 160 · U.S. census
- Gerard 9,075 · U.S. census
- Gerardi 2,759 · U.S. census
- Gerardo 2,546 · U.S. census
- Gerardot 345 · U.S. census
- Gerardy 294 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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