Gjerde

See also: gjerde

English

Alternative forms

• Jerde

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Gjerde, from Old Norse gerði (“pasture, enclosed land”).

Proper noun

Gjerde (plural Gjerdes)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gjerde is the 37391^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Gjerde is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gjerde”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49.