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The Gress surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,850 people carried this name — #8,556 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,768 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 359 people named Gress.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Bas-Rhin 130
Moselle 58
Nord 49
Paris 22
Meurthe-et-Moselle 14
Haut-Rhin 13
Rhône 8
Tarn 8

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 57 people named Gress 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 34
Misiones 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Gress in American newspapers,
1888–1916.

Newspaper page from The Austin Weekly Statesman carrying the name Gress
The Austin Weekly Statesman 1888-05-31
Newspaper page from Manchester Democrat carrying the name Gress
Manchester Democrat 1916-10-18
Newspaper page from Cresco Plain Dealer carrying the name Gress
Cresco Plain Dealer 1916-10-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,368,662 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gress,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernest Milton Gress 1876–1968 · botanical collector
  • Elsa Gress 1919–1988 · writer
  • Walter Gress 1926–2001 · politician
  • Gilbert Gress 1941– · association football coach
  • Gilbert Gress 1941– · association football coach
  • Jean-Claude Gress 1947– · engineer

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

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Surnames next to Gress.

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