Gerken

English

Alternative forms

• Gerkin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gerken.

Proper noun

Gerken (plural Gerkens)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerken is the 7807^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4240 individuals. Gerken is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gerken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 33.