About the Gebhard Surname

Records tie Gebhard closely to Gebhardt. In origin, the name means “Strong gift”. Records show Gebhard as one of the forms Gebhardt took over time. The same family of names includes Gebhart and Gebert.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,818 people named Gebhard, ranking it number 15,970 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. INSEE counts 348 people born in France with the Gebhard surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

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