The gerlach Surname
gerlach Name Meaning and History
- German and Dutch: from the personal name Gerlach, composed of the elements ger, gar ‘spear’ + lach, a cognate of Old High German leich ‘sport’, ‘play’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental adoption of the German name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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