Gerryts Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gerryts Surname User-submission:

The Gerryts surname came to South Africa and Canada from Dutch in the 1600's. It derives from the Germanic personal names Gerard or Gerald, composed of the elements gar or ger, meaning 'spear', hard, meaning 'brave' or 'strong', and wald, meaning 'rule' in the late 1200's.

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Gerryts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Canada531:695,20056,020
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Gerryts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gerryts surname came to South Africa and Canada from Dutch in the 1600's. It derives from the Germanic personal names Gerard or Gerald, composed of the elements gar or ger, meaning 'spear', hard, meaning 'brave' or 'strong', and wald, meaning 'rule' in the late 1200's.

Later, versions of the noble Gerhard house stemmed out to Geertz where it was routed with Germanic and French influences. Roughly 1500's -1600's, where it ultimately stemmed out again to modern-day Gerrits, Gerryts, and other variations.

The battle cry or Motto for Gerryts is semper fidelis, which means 'always faithful'.

The Gerryt's legacy is loyalty, nobility and faith above all.

- PeteG

Gerryts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerryts occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gerryts.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerryts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Gerryts live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa Gerryts is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Western Cape, where 37 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Gerryts Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gerryts earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.99% more than the national average, earning R 320,796 per year and in Canada they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $59,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerrys928/
Gerrits8610,437/
Gerrets86316/
Gerry's864/
Gerry8315,652/
Gerys835/
Geryt832/
Gerritse801,985/
Gerriets80481/
Gerretse8096/
Gerritts8051/
Gerrijts806/
Gerretts803/
Gerriths801/
Guerrits801/
Guerry775,104/
Gerits772,092/
Gerets77535/
Gerris77390/
Gerres77329/
Gerrit77211/
Gerrey77125/
Gereys7771/
Gerray7733/
Gerret7721/
Jerrys7721/
Gierys7713/
Gierry7711/
Gerysh778/
Gerysz773/
Heryts772/
Erytss772/
Gerays771/
Errits771/
Sgerry771/
Gerroy771/
Guerys771/
Gherry771/
Gerryp771/
Geryse771/
Tgerry771/
Geryot770/
Geerry770/
Geryte770/
Gerrietts7574/
Gery733,667/
Gerrish713,815/
Serruys71855/
Guerret71549/
Gerritz71328/
Gerrett71275/
Geerits71274/
Gergits71192/
Gerriet71142/
Gerrist71129/
Gerretz71115/
Guerres71113/
Gerrese7194/
Guerrey7191/
Geerets7164/
Guerris7160/
Garrits7149/
Gerritt7148/
Gereits7143/
Guerrit7143/
Gergets7137/
Herrits7126/
Geriets7116/
Gerytch7114/
Gereats718/
Gerreth718/
Geritse715/
Geraits714/
Gerrite714/
Gerrais713/
Jerrits713/
Gierets713/
Garrets712/
Gerrehs712/
Geritts712/
Gerrith711/
Gerrise711/
Getrits711/
Geretts711/
Gerress711/
Gerresz711/
Gerrges711/
Gerrios711/
Gherres711/
Gherris711/
Guerytz711/
Jerry's711/
Geriths711/
Gerrése711/
Gierysz711/
Gherryo711/
Gergoys711/
Eirytse711/
Erriots710/
Gerresh710/
Gherret710/
Geryott710/
Gerries710/
Gierrit710/
Gerriss710/
Gerreds710/
Jerry6742,750/
Serry6719,130/
Guery675,289/
Geroy673,530/
Geres672,063/
Geray671,932/
Gerra671,531/
Geris67980/
Gerri67592/
Gerey67451/
Geret67383/
Geery67369/
Gerer67229/
Geriy67206/
Cerry67170/
Giery67137/
Gerre67102/
Guerrise6795/
Gehry6794/
Gerit6785/
Zerry6776/
Guerrois6768/
Zeryt6765/
Garretts6743/
Guerrese6739/
Girys6730/
Guerrhit6724/
Geryo6720/
Cerys6719/
Geruy6719/
Gerritze6715/
Jerys6714/
Jerritts6712/
Herritts677/
Getry676/
Ngery676/
Gesry675/
Gueroyte675/
Cherrits674/
Geeriets673/
Gerresch673/
Gerrietz673/
Gerrette672/
Guerrett672/
Geretsch672/
Ghery671/
Hgerrish671/
Erets671/
Geerrett671/
Geritsch671/
Gerriott671/
Gerrecht671/
Gherrais671/
Guetrres671/
Tgery671/
Girry671/
Guerrite671/
Gerittse671/
Gereadts671/
Geryś671/
Gerzy671/
Erits671/
Geryi671/
Herriots670/
Geyry670/
Gerrisch670/
Gerrethe670/
Garritts670/
Gerraids670/
Guerrish670/

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