'''Gerritsen''' is a Dutch patronymic surname "son of Gerrit". It is particularly common in the province of Gelderland.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=gerritsen&gba_naam=Gerritsen&nfd_naam=Gerritsen&operator=eq&taal= Gerritsen] at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.</ref> 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 *{{interlanguage link|Esther Gerritsen|de||nl|}} (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, American engineer *Mees Gerritsen (born 1939), Dutch 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
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Category:Dutch patronymic surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names