The Gerard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,075 people carried this name — #3,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,646 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 18,393 people named Gerard.
396 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 101 départements, most often Vosges.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 6,743 people named Gerard live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 572 people named Gerard live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
230 people named Gerard live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Poland’s population register
39 people named Gerard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
41 people named Gerard is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Gerard in American newspapers,
1843–1951.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 178,051 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gerard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gilbert Gerard 1517–1592 · judge -
John Gerard 1545–1612 · naturalist -
Miles Gerard 1550–1590 -
Margaret Gerard 1570–1603 -
Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 1618–1693
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 246 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gerard.
- Georges 5,611 · U.S. census
- Georgette 160 · U.S. census
- Georgy 156 · U.S. census
- Geraci 3,729 · U.S. census
- Gerald 5,244 · U.S. census
- Geran 160 · 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
- Geray 133 · U.S. census
- Gerbe 120 · U.S. census
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