Gerhardt surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gerhardt surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,931 people carried this name — #6,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

120 people named Gerhardt live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 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 30
Aargau 24
Bern 21
Lucerne 11
St. Gallen 9
Basel-Landschaft 5
Graubünden 5
Vaud 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 90 people named Gerhardt.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Bas-Rhin 27
Moselle 20
Haut-Rhin 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Paris 3
Nord 2
Dordogne 2
Rhône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

70 people named Gerhardt have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 102 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 40
Lower Silesian 8
Masovian 7
Silesian 7
Subcarpathian 6
Pomeranian 2

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

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