Geertsen

{{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Geertsen is a common Family Name in the

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. As a result of the migration of a small

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community to

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in the 16th or 17th century, it is also in use in Denmark (where it is not to be confused with the

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Gertsen). The ''Geertsens'' initially settled on the island of Amager along with the rest of the

emigrants. Here they farmed for the nearby

capital of

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, while interacting mainly with the rest of the Dutch

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. Later on they spread to other parts of the country, including to the cities of

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. In Denmark today there live about 700-800 persons with the last name ''Geertsen''. These include politicians Pelle Christy Geertsen and Martin Geertsen. Pelle Christy Geertsen is a board member and former spokesperson of the Danish

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. Martin Geertsen is one of the mayors of the Danish Capital of Copenhagen. He is a member of the governing liberal party Venstre. Surnames