The Gelis surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 103 people carried this name — #147,095 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 766 people named Gelis.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Aude.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 40 people named Gelis live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Gelis in American newspapers,
1902–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,229 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gelis.
- Geldhof 150 · U.S. census
- Geldreich 104 · U.S. census
- Gele 127 · U.S. census
- Gelet 123 · U.S. census
- Gelin 1,159 · U.S. census
- Gelineau 617 · U.S. census
- Gella 154 · U.S. census
- Gelle 383 · U.S. census
- Geller 6,810 · U.S. census
- Gellis 381 · U.S. census
- Gelly 104 · U.S. census
- Gelormini 164 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gelis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.