Gjerde
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Gjerde, from Old Norse gerði (“pasture, enclosed land”).
Proper noun
Gjerde (plural Gjerdes)
- A surname from Norwegian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gjerde is the 37391st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Gjerde is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gjerde”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49.