Gerardo

Gerardo Meaning & Origin

About Gerardo
The surname Gerardo is of Italian and Spanish origin. It is derived from the given name Gerardo, which itself comes from the Germanic name Gerhard, meaning "brave spear." The surname Gerardo signifies a family's connection to an ancestor named Gerardo or may have been adopted as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from someone named Gerardo.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gerardo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gerardo: 2,546
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 12,227
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.86

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gerardo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Gerardo is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRRT
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G060630
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH ER0 AA1 R D OW0
🌐 IPA
/ʤərˈɑrdoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRRT', 'JRRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G663

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gerardo in Braille

Here's how to represent Gerardo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gerardo in braille

How to sign the name Gerardo using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gerardo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gerardo in sign language

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