Gerritsen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gerritsen.

Proper noun

Gerritsen (plural Gerritsens)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerritsen is the 33772^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 674 individuals. Gerritsen is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gerritsen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35.

Anagrams

• restringe, tree rings, tree-rings

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Gerritse
• Gerritzen

Etymology

From Gerrit +‎ -sen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛ.rɪt.sə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ger‧rit‧sen

Proper noun

Gerritsen

1. Alternative form of Gerrits, a surname originating as a patronymic