Zersen Family History & Genealogy
Zersen Last Name History & Origin
AddSummary
Taken from the village of Zersen, 50 miles South of Hannover, Germany
History
From the ancient (900 A.D.) and current village of Zersen. Those who left the village took the village name with them.
Name Origin
Either a changed pronunciation of the brook Kersen (currently Blutbach) that runs through the village, the Latin word for cherry tree (ceresia), the son of Tsor (Tsorsen) or the verb (zerreisen-- to saw) from the von Zerssen coat of arms
Spellings & Pronunciations
Tsersen, Czersen, Zerssen-- the original pronunciation has a "ts" sound at the beginning of the name.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Holy Roman Empire and ultimately Germany/German
Famous People named Zersen
Detlev von Zerssen, Golden Kraepelin Medal (2006)
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