# Geller (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/geller/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A German or Yiddish surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,810 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,139 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,337 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.6% (6,331 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɛlɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Geller in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Geller in the United States and Argentina.

## People named Geller

- Margaret Geller, American astronomer
- Pamela Geller, American far-right activist, blogger, commentator and conspiracy theorist
- Bruce Geller, American television producer and writer (1930–1978)
- Herb Geller, American saxophonist (1928–2013)
- Axel Geller, Argentine tennis player (1999-)

## Similar surnames

Gallaher, Galliher, Gallery, Guillory, Gloria, Gilroy, Gaylor, Glore.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.