Gerritsen Explained

Gerritsen is a Dutch patronymic surname "son of Gerrit". It is particularly common in the province of Gelderland.^[1] Variations on this name include Gerritse, Gerrits, Garritsen and Gerretse(n). Notable people with the surname include:

• Alida Gerritsen-de Vries (1914–2007), Dutch sprinter
• Annette Gerritsen (born 1985), Dutch speed skater
• Carel Victor Gerritsen, (1850–1905), Dutch radical politician and feminist
• Jim Gerritsen, American organic farmer and trade unionist
• (born 1972), Dutch writer
• Lisa Gerritsen (born "Orszag" 1957), American actor
• Maico Gerritsen (born 1986), Dutch footballer
• Marcel Gerritsen (born 1967), Dutch cyclist
• Margot Gerritsen, engineering professor at Stanford University
• Mees Gerritsen (born 1939), Dutch Olympic cyclist
• Patrick Gerritsen (born 1987), Dutch footballer
• Paul Gerritsen (born 1984), New Zealand rower
• Rinus Gerritsen (born 1946), Dutch bassist
• Rupert Gerritsen (1953–2013), Australian historian
• Tess Gerritsen (born 1953), American novelist
• Tim Gerritsen, American video game producer and designer
• Wendy Gerritsen (born 1972), Dutch cricketer

Gerrits

• Antonie Gerrits (1885–1969), Dutch cyclist
• Evelien Gerrits (born 1985), Dutch cricketer
• Travis Gerrits (born 1991), Canadian freestyle skier

Gerritse

• Willem Wouter Gerritse (born 1983), Dutch water polo player

Garritsen

• Margaret Garritsen de Vries (1922–2009), American IMF economist and historian
• Martijn Garritsen (born 1996), Dutch DJ better known as Mar+in Garri×
• Nel Garritsen (1933–2014), Dutch swimmer

See also

• Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn and Gerritsen Creek, a New York City neighborhood and watercourse named after the Dutch settler Wolphert Gerretse

Notes and References

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