Gerling (surname)

Gerling is a German language surname.[1][2][3] Such as the related Gehrig, Gehring, Gering and Gehr it belongs to the group of family names derived from given names – in this case from any of several compound names of Germanic origin with the beginning element ger (e. g. Gerhardt, Gerhold, Gerald, Gerwin, Gerd or Gernot) – and may refer to:

Christian Ludwig Gerling (1788–1864), German physicist and astronomer
Hans Gerling (1915–1991), German businessman
Klaas Gerling (born 1981), German DJ and producer
Rolf Gerling (born 1954), German businessman

References

"Gerling Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25. German: patronymic from a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with the element gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
"Gerling Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-25. Approximately 10,125 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Suriname.
"Statistics and meaning of name Gerling". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25. Surname Gerling is used at least 2457 times in at least 20 countries.

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[anc-1] "Gerling Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25. German: patronymic from a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with the element gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’.

[2] "Gerling Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-25. Approximately 10,125 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Suriname.

[3] "Statistics and meaning of name Gerling". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25. Surname Gerling is used at least 2457 times in at least 20 countries.