as a Last Name
- 5,611
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Gehring
Meaning & Origins
German and Swiss German: from a medieval personal name, a short form of Gerhard or a similar name, formed with the first element gēr, gār ‘spear’ + the patronymic suffix -ing.
| 6,154th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,611
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Gehring per capita
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