Surnames that begin with the letter 'G'

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Gierke
The surname Gierke is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "girke," meaning "vulture." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a place associated with v...
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Gierl
The surname Gierl is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "girle," meaning "little spear." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone wh...
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Gierlach
The surname Gierlach is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Gierlach, which itself is derived from the Old High German name Gerlach. The name Gerlach is composed of the elements "ge...
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Gierman
The surname Gierman is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gerhard, which means "brave spear." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the des...
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Gierok
The surname Gierok is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Jerzy, which is the Polish form of George. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the desce...
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Giers
The surname Giers is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Georg, which means "farmer" or "earthworker." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify...
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Giersch
The surname Giersch is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "girse" or "girse," meaning "goosegrass" or "cleavers." It is a topographic or occupational surname given to som...
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Giersdorf
The surname Giersdorf is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Gier," meaning "greed" or "desire," and "dorf," meaning "village" or "hamlet." Therefore, the meaning of...
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Gierszewski
The surname Gierszewski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Giersz, which is a diminutive form of the name Grzegorz (Gregory). The suffix -ewski indicates a connection to a place...
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Giertz
The surname Giertz is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gerhard, which means "brave spear." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the desc...
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Gierut
The surname Gierut is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Grzegorz, which is the Polish form of Gregory. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the d...
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Gies
The surname Gies is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which itself is derived from the Old High German word "gīsan," meaning "to pledge" or "to promise." As a surname, Gies ...
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Giesbrecht
The surname Giesbrecht is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gisbert, which is composed of the elements "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "famou...
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Gieschen
The surname Gieschen is of German origin and is derived from the given name Giese, which is a short form of the name Giselher. Gieschen is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to ident...
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Giese
The surname Giese is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gise," meaning "arrow." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who was swift or agile, or po...
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Giesecke
The surname Giesecke is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gisbert or Gisbrecht, which means "bright pledge" or "bright promise." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was...
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Gieseke
The surname Gieseke is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which was a short form of names beginning with the element "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage." The suffix "-ke" i...
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Gieseking
The surname Gieseking is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giso, which means "pledge" or "hostage" in Old High German. The suffix "-ing" indicates a patronymic, meaning "son of Gi...
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Giesel
The surname Giesel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "gīsel," meaning "hostage" or "pledge." It was originally a nickname given to someone who was held as a hostage o...
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Gieseler
The surname Gieseler is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Giselher, which is composed of the elements "gisil" meaning "pledge" or "hostage" and "heri" meaning "army" or "warrior."...
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Surnames that begin with the letter 'G'

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