Gerhardt

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gerhardt. === Proper noun === Gerhardt (plural Gerhardts) A surname from German. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerhardt is the 6736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5007 individuals. Gerhardt is most common among White (92.21%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gerhardt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 33. == German == === Etymology === From personal names composed of the old Germanic elements *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *hard(ī) (“hard, tough”). Compare Gearheart, Gearhart, Garhart. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt/ === Proper noun === Gerhardt m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gerhardts) a male given name === Proper noun === Gerhardt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gerhardts or (with an article) Gerhardt, feminine genitive Gerhardt, plural Gerhardts) a surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Gerhard