Frequency: (155)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Czech and Sorbian: unflattering nickname for a fussy, picky person, from nerad ‘dislike’.
2. Slovenian: perhaps a nickname from the adverb nerad ‘unwillingly’, ‘reluctantly’.
GIVEN NAMES: German 8%. Otto (4), Kurt.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
