Gerritsen Surname

34,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerritsen Surname User-submission:

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

Gerritsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands12,2291:1,38176
United States9231:392,69734,466
Canada3471:106,18311,435
Australia3441:78,4769,152
Germany2871:280,50729,430
South Africa2191:247,38725,203
Thailand2031:347,97260,483
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
France641:1,037,855114,367
England491:1,137,10353,999
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gerritsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Gerritsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerritsen (Russian: Герритсен) is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerritsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,949th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 481,217 people. The last name Gerritsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gerritsen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gerritsen is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 12,229 people, or 1 in 1,381. In The Netherlands Gerritsen is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 39 percent live, Overijssel, where 12 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Gerritsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerritsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerritsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerritsen surname are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gerritsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning 329,932 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.55% more than the national average, earning R 398,160 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $59,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerrietsen9543/
Gerritssen956/
Gerristsen952/
Gerrittsen951/
Geritsen9426/
Gerrisen943/
Gerritschen9025/
Gerritzen891,911/
Garritsen89900/
Gerretsen89777/
Gerritson89122/
Gerrissen8953/
Gerittsen895/
Geritssen893/
Gerriesen891/
Gerritjen891/
Gerisen881/
Gerritsenová861/
Gerrietzen8417/
Geritzen8254/
Gerrison8229/
Gerrizen828/
Gerissen825/
Geritson821/
Garitsen821/
Gerihsen821/
Geretsen821/
Erricsen820/
Gerretschen8011/
Garretsen78342/
Gerressen78193/
Gerretzen78161/
Gorritzen7855/
Gerridzen7853/
Gerretson7848/
Garritzen7834/
Geerissen7817/
Gorridsen7811/
Gerrishon784/
Jerritzen781/
Gerrissem781/
Gerridson780/
Gorritson780/
Gerison75198/
Ericsen75182/
Gerisin7519/
Girisen7512/
Eritsan759/
Gerisan754/
Jerisen751/
Gerizen750/
Serisen750/
Garrittson742/
Garrietson741/
Guerrisson741/
Garrettsen740/
Erichsen718,229/
Jerrison71206/
Erricson7185/
Garitson7174/
Goritsyn7140/
Eritsian7138/
Goritsan7130/
Goritsin7118/
Gerishon7111/
Geerißen7110/
Garitsin717/
Ericssen717/
Gerreßen717/
Seritsan716/
Giritsan716/
Gerision712/
Jeritson712/
Ngerison711/
Heritzen711/
Gereshen711/
Girrison711/
Goritson711/
Yeritsyn711/
Siritsen711/
Seritsyn711/
Gerisane711/
Girishen711/
Guirisen711/
Gericson711/
Gerissin711/
Geressen711/
Geerison711/
Garetsen710/
Gergison710/
Serrison710/
Gerichhausen67182/
Zerressen67143/
Hjerresen6793/
Ziereisen6777/
Gergishan6746/
Ehrichsen6713/
Gairrison6711/
Yeritsian678/
Erricsson678/
Zerrehsen678/
Herichsen674/
Herricson674/
Erichssen674/
Kheritsyn672/
Herrichen672/
Errichson671/
Garittson671/
Jeritsian671/
Gerressan671/
Gereishan671/
Ghergisan671/
Jeerrison671/
Gerishone671/
Geriedson671/
Garretsin670/
Garretzen670/
Gergisson670/

Gerritsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerritsen in the Russian language
Герритсенgerritsen-

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