The Gerson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,439 people carried this name — #12,670 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,323 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 119 people named Gerson.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 54 people named Gerson 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Gerson 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 Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Gerson live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
22 people named Gerson 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
Gerson in American newspapers,
1884–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,855 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gerson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Gerson 1790–1825 · composer -
Julius Christian Gerson 1811–1894 · poet -
Herrmann Gerson 1813–1861 · entrepreneur -
Wojciech Gerson 1831–1901 · illustrator -
Wojciech Gerson 1831–1901 · illustrator
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Wojciech Gerson d. 1867
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gerson.
- Gerold 561 · U.S. census
- Gerome 370 · U.S. census
- Geron 483 · U.S. census
- Gerot 107 · U.S. census
- Geroux 425 · U.S. census
- Gers 200 · U.S. census
- Gerst 1,913 · U.S. census
- Gerster 337 · U.S. census
- Gerstner 2,038 · U.S. census
- Gerthoffer 109 · U.S. census
- Gertz 2,018 · U.S. census
- Gervais 5,233 · U.S. census
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