Researching Pete Geren
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Geren surname? In that year Geren was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Pete means "Form of PETER. A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Pete Geren on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Pete Geren and the Geren Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Geren surname in the USA? Geren is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Pete Geren
Pete Geren
Preston Murdoch Geren, III, known as Pete Geren (born January 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 20th United States Secretary of the Army from July 16, 2007, to September 16, 2009. He is a Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district. He is the president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas and later chaired of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia.
Source: Pete Geren, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Geren
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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