Gehring
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the German and Alemannic German surname, from Gehring, a short form of Gerhard; equivalent to Gerard + -ing.
Proper noun
Gehring (plural Gehrings)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gehring is the 6638th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5100 individuals. Gehring is most common among White (96.02%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gehring”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 26.