Geerts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The Geerts surname is habitational name, derived from any of various places so named in eastern and northern Germany.

Early Origins of the Geerts family

The surname Geerts was first found in the Fulda region, where this family name was associated with an ancient family of Knights in the 9th century, who possessed the estate Schlitz.

Early History of the Geerts family

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Geerts Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gortz, Goerts, Goertze, Gortze and others.

Early Notables of the Geerts family

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Geerts Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Geerts is the 298^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,028 people with that name. 1

Geerts migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Geerts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Geerts, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
Jan Geerts, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 2
Hrch Geerts, aged 49, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 2

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)