Americanized form of German Gehr . English: variant of Gear . Hungarian: from a shortened form of the personal name Gergely Latin Gregorius (see Gregory ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Gere family from?
You can see how Gere families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gere family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gere families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 15 Gere families living in Warwickshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Gere's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Gere families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Gere surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Gere. 100% of Gere women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .
Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Gere life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Gere in 1950 was 31, and 80 in 2004.