The Gering surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,045 people carried this name — #24,090 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is down 10% from 1,164 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Gering surname
North German surname, variant of Gehring.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gering» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 127 people named Gering 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 Misiones.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Gering.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
77 people named Gering have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 108 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Gering,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ulrich Gering 1440–1510 · printer -
Ulrich Gering 1445–1510 · printer
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Hugo Gering 1847–1925 · university teacher -
Jurij Gering d. 1535 · politician
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Andreas Gering d. 1574
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Jacob Gering 1690–1756 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gering.
- Gerhard 2,584 · U.S. census
- Gerhardt 5,007 · U.S. census
- Gerhart 4,319 · U.S. census
- Geri 218 · U.S. census
- Gerig 1,057 · U.S. census
- Gerin 129 · U.S. census
- Gerlach 7,394 · U.S. census
- Gerland 191 · U.S. census
- Gerling 2,294 · U.S. census
- Gerlinger 185 · U.S. census
- Germain 7,332 · U.S. census
- Germaine 1,324 · U.S. census
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