Gerisch Family History
Gerisch Name Meaning
German: from an East Central German Slavic-influenced (see 3 below) pet form of the personal name Gerhard . German: variant of Giersch . Germanized form of Sorbian Geriš and Gěriš: from a Sorbian pet form of the German personal name Gerhard (compare 1 above). Compare also Gerrish .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022