as a Last Name
- 47,612
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Gentry
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname, sometimes perhaps ironic, from Middle English, Old French genterie ‘nobility of birth or character’. Compare Gentle.
| 722nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 47,612
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Tennessee
- has the most people named Gentry per capita
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