Gerritse Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerritse Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Dutch abbreviation of gerrit zijn zoon, meaning 'son of Gerrit'.

Gerritse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7871:9,4501,229
Canada671:549,93446,038
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Australia281:964,13257,058
France241:2,767,613196,808
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gerritse (10) may also be a first name.

Gerritse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Dutch abbreviation of gerrit zijn zoon, meaning 'son of Gerrit'.

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Gerritse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gerritse Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gerritse is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerritse? popularity and diffusion

Gerritse is the 208,375th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,671,308 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gerritse live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

Gerritse is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,787 people, or 1 in 9,450. In The Netherlands Gerritse is most frequent in: South Holland, where 28 percent are found, Gelderland, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gerritse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerritse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerritse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerritse surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Gerritse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.21% more than the national average, earning $54,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerrits9310,437/
Geritse935/
Gerrise931/
Gerriets88481/
Gerretse8896/
Guerrise8895/
Gerritts8851/
Gerritze8815/
Gerrijts886/
Gerriths881/
Guerrits881/
Gerittse881/
Gerriser881/
Gerits862,092/
Gerris86390/
Gerise8610/
Gerrietts8274/
Guerrisse828/
Gerritzer820/
Gerrish803,815/
Gerritz80328/
Gerrets80316/
Geerits80274/
Gerryts80234/
Gergits80192/
Gerrist80129/
Gerrese8094/
Guerris8060/
Gereits8043/
Geriets8016/
Gerisse8015/
Guerise804/
Geraits804/
Gerrais803/
Jerrits803/
Jerrise803/
Serrise802/
Geritts802/
Gherise802/
Getrits801/
Gerrios801/
Gherris801/
Geriths801/
Gerrice801/
Gerrése801/
Gierise801/
Gergise801/
Gerries800/
Gerriss800/
Geris77980/
Guerrisi751,589/
Guerisse7590/
Geritzer7577/
Guerrois7568/
Guerrese7539/
Erritzøe7534/
Gareitse7533/
Gaeretse7518/
Gerreser7513/
Gerhiser7512/
Jerritts7512/
Gerretts753/
Geeriets753/
Gerrietz753/
Gerrisha752/
Gherisse752/
Gherrize752/
Guerrice752/
Garitshe752/
Hgerrish751/
Geritsch751/
Gherrais751/
Gerriche751/
Jerrisse751/
Garretse751/
Kgaritse751/
Gerrisch750/
Yeritser750/
Gerrysey750/
Getroise750/
Gerraids750/
Guerrish750/
Gergis7112,528/
Gerais714,312/
Cerise711,578/
Gehris71745/
Gerets71535/
Geritz71491/
Guerriche71404/
Gheris71379/
Gerres71329/
Serris71303/
Gherriche71291/
Gerios71229/
Jerris71218/
Geries71217/
Gerics71207/
Gerish71180/
Geeris71119/
Gueris7165/
Gereis7156/
Gerheiser7144/
Serise7134/
Guerrissi7127/
Gaereetse7122/
Cerris7118/
Girise7113/
Gerist7112/
Eritscher7112/
Gerisi7111/
Jerits7110/
Gérits7110/
Garretsee719/
Gerrys718/
Getris718/
Gergitsch718/
Gerisa717/
Gerice716/
Gerese716/
Gerrez715/
Errize715/
Geriss713/
Geriez713/
Zerritsch713/
Ngeris712/
Jerise712/
Zerris712/
Gerize712/
Girits711/
Gherrissi711/
Gérris711/
Guerrices711/
Geyris711/
Geriec711/
Gerizt711/
Gieris711/
Eritze711/
Geryse711/
Gerzis711/
Gerraiche711/
Gerhaiser710/
Gerois710/
Geruis710/
Girris710/
Zerits710/
Guerraiche672,282/
Gereish671,721/
Seritsi671,482/
Seretse671,287/
Gerisch671,232/
Gheriss67215/
Serries67172/
Erriche67172/
Gherrez67128/
Gerretz67115/
Guerres67113/
Seriese67102/
Gieritz6784/
Gherais6781/
Geerets6764/
Gerichs6762/
Gerrich6760/
Cerisey6760/
Geraisa6753/
Guerois6748/
Geerish6743/
Serrese6738/
Gergets6737/
Zerreis6733/
Gueritz6731/
Zerries6730/
Gierish6725/
Geraisy6724/
Kgerese6723/
Gueraische6722/
Gereisa6720/
Gehritz6719/
Garitsi6717/
Gergish6713/
Geraiss6712/
Serrais679/
Gergois679/
Gerisha679/
Gereats678/
Gheiris678/
Ngerese678/
Gergitz677/
Ghergis677/
Gerzais676/
Gerðisá676/
Gereiss675/
Guerrez675/
Seraise675/
Geriche674/
Guerais674/
Gerissi674/
Gheries674/
Gerry's674/
Cerisse674/
Gierrez674/
Geridze673/
Jerreis673/
Sierris673/
Herrice673/
Geriesh673/
Gueriss673/
Guerriz673/
Gierets673/
Serriss672/
Girrgis672/
Gerrehs672/
Gherisi672/
Serriez672/
Zeretse672/
Geraisi672/
Geresse672/
Heritze671/
Jerrish671/
Jerrois671/
Ericsea671/
Gehrish671/
Garutse671/
Geyrish671/
Gerease671/
Geretts671/
Gericsh671/
Geriesi671/
Gerihtz671/
Geritch671/
Gerress671/
Gerresz671/
Gerrges671/
Gerrica671/
Gerzitz671/
Girishe671/
Girrisi671/
Sereits671/
Seirris671/
Gergiss671/
Guerreiche671/
Gherres671/
Gerishi671/
Guerisi671/
Kgerisa671/
Serisie671/
Geeritz671/
Goirits671/
Guerrischi671/
Guerice671/
Getrice671/
Geroisa671/
Gerreši671/
Gereišs671/
Geresea671/
Geraish671/
Cerisie671/
Gereseu671/
Ggergis671/
Geretsi671/
Gergese671/
Guereis671/
Geergis671/
Serrize671/
Eirytse671/
Geraize671/
Gericht671/
Jerisse671/
Guerese671/
Gierese671/
Gerresh670/
Gehries670/
Zeriser670/
Gerreds670/

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