Brief Life History of Konrad
Konrad Gerlach was born about 1634, in Germany.
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Dieter, Juergen, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Horst, Klaus, Alois, Eberhard, Franz, Frederich.
German and Dutch: from the personal name Gerlach, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gēr, gār ‘spear’ + lach, a cognate of Old High German leich ‘sport, play’. Compare Garlick , Garlock , and Carlock .
History: One of the first American Gerlachs was the Palatine German Johann (John) Christian Gerlach, who arrived in the Hudson River Pitch, NY, in 1710. His surname was respelled to Garlick, Garlock, and Carlock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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