The gerhard Surname

gerhard Name Meaning and History

German: variant of Gerhardt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The gerhard name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the gerhard family name as far back in history as possible.

gerhard Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of gerhard Families in the US in 1920

Number of gerhard families

94-186

32-93

1-31

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Thread	Author	Replies
Gerhards from Nordrhein Westfalen	mylittleluke	1
Gerhard	Jean	1
Death of Mr. Henry G. A. Gerhard in the Dominican Republic	davwayell	0
Theodore Gerhard(t) b. abt 1860 New York	kbrownst	0
Gerhard	WGF	2
Joseph GERHARDS Biography, GER	RMunns7272	0
1880 Census Gerhard Family	kbrownst	1
Peter and Matthias Gerhard	Irene	14
mathis gerhard descendents	Glenn Gerhard	0
John, Bertha & Emma Gerhard	Bobbi	0

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