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Gerresh Surname Definition:
GERRESH: From some local name. Tonkin says, "adjoining to the barton of Gwerick in St. Allen is a tenement called the Gerras, that is, the summit or top, from its high situation, which I notice in this place on account of its lead mines." From root of Garrance or Gerrans, q.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Gerresh Surname Meaning
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GERRESH: From some local name. Tonkin says, "adjoining to the barton of Gwerick in St. Allen is a tenement called the Gerras, that is, the summit or top, from its high situation, which I notice in this place on account of its lead mines." From root of Garrance or Gerrans, q. v.
— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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