Gerlach
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock.
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach (countable and uncountable, plural Gerlaches)
- (countable) A surname from the Germanic languages or originating as an occupation.
- A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
Derived terms
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[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gerlach is the 4784th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7394 individuals. Gerlach is most common among White (95.54%) individuals.
Dutch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach
- a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
- a male given name originating as an occupation
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Latin: Gerlachus
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach; possibly from Middle High German.
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gerlachs or (with an article) Gerlach, feminine genitive Gerlach, plural Gerlachs)
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach
- a male given name originating as an occupation
Limburgish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach
- a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
- a male given name originating as an occupation
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: Gerlachus
Luxembourgish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic; see Gerlach.
Proper noun
[edit]Gerlach
- a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation
- a male given name originating as an occupation
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: Gerlachus
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Germanic languages
- English surnames from occupations
- en:Census-designated places in Nevada, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Nevada, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch surnames
- Dutch surnames from occupations
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- Dutch male given names from occupations
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German surnames
- German surnames from occupations
- German given names
- German male given names
- German male given names from occupations
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish proper nouns
- Limburgish surnames
- Limburgish surnames from occupations
- Limburgish given names
- Limburgish male given names
- Limburgish male given names from occupations
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish proper nouns
- Luxembourgish surnames
- Luxembourgish surnames from occupations
- Luxembourgish given names
- Luxembourgish male given names
- Luxembourgish male given names from occupations