Find out how popular the last name Gerardo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gerardo.

Gerardo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gerardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gerardo in America

Gerardo is the 12227th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gerardo surname appeared 2,546 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gerardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gerardo to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gerardo

The surname Gerardo originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Gerard, which means "strong with a spear." The earliest known spelling variations included Gerardi, Gerardis, and Gherardi.

The name Gerardo is believed to have first appeared in historical records in the late 12th century, mentioned in several Italian manuscripts from that era. One notable example is a document from the city of Lucca, dated 1196, which refers to a nobleman named Gerardo di Pisa.

In the 13th century, the Gerardo surname began to spread across various regions of Italy, including Tuscany, Lombardy, and Emilia-Romagna. It was particularly prevalent in the cities of Florence, Milan, and Bologna.

During the Renaissance period, several individuals bearing the surname Gerardo achieved prominence. One such figure was Gerardo di Jacopo Cioni, a Florentine painter who lived from 1336 to 1390 and is known for his works in the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence.

Another notable figure was Gerardo Landriani, an Italian cardinal who was born in Milan in 1512 and served as the Bishop of Como from 1562 until his death in 1578.

In the 17th century, the Gerardo surname became associated with various place names in Italy, such as Gerardo di San Severino, a town in Calabria, and Gerardo di Cammarata, a municipality in the province of Agrigento, Sicily.

Among the more famous individuals with the surname Gerardo in later centuries was Gerardo Dottori, an Italian architect and engineer who lived from 1831 to 1913. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in Rome, including the Palazzo delle Esposizioni.

Another prominent figure was Gerardo Gaudenzio, an Italian writer and journalist born in 1872 in Asti, Piedmont. He is best known for his novels and short stories depicting life in the Piedmont region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gerardo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gerardo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gerardo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gerardo has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gerardo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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