Message: "Re: Gerhardt" - Behind the Name

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[Surname] Re: Gerhardt

by Marc (picard)

1/15/2008, 7:48 PM

Gerhardt is definitely German, though it may also be borne by Jews just like many other German names. You'll find the etymology at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/gerhardt-name-meaning.ashx.

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- Becky (guest) +3

1/16/2008, 11:50 AM

Thanks, I knew the meaning of the name - just hoped someone knew something more. Thanks so much anyway.

- Jim Young (guest) +2

1/16/2008, 12:27 PM

If your ancestors emigrated from the Palatinate in the early 18th century they may have been Protestant refugees. I know some made their way to Ireland during that period.

- Jim Young (guest) +1

1/17/2008, 12:34 PM

There's a short note on Palatine ancestry here -
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/palatines/index.shtml
and some name lists here -
http://www.fortklock.com/names.htm
The surname Gerhardt occurs on a couple of the lists.

- Becky (guest)

1/21/2008, 10:31 AM

Thanks a bunch!!

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