How common is the surname Geller?

6,810 people in the United States had the surname Geller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,337 Americans. It ranked 5,139th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geller?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geller?

Margaret Geller, American astronomer, followed by Pamela Geller.

Where is the surname Geller most common?

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

How do you pronounce Geller?

Geller is /ˈɡɛlɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Geller getting more or less common?

More common. 6,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,810 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Geller

A surname, carried by 6,810 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɛlɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex G460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geller is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A German or Yiddish surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,810 people named Geller in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,337 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,331.

#5,139

rank among US surnames

6,810

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,086)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,136	Trainor	6,816	45,297
#5,137	Bechtel	6,813	45,317
#5,138	Richie	6,812	45,324
#5,139	Geller	6,810	45,337

Who is named Geller

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Geller identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gellers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Geller
American astronomer, born 1947
Pamela Geller
American far-right activist, blogger, commentator and conspiracy theorist, born 1958
Bruce Geller
American television producer and writer (1930–1978)
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013)
Axel Geller
Argentine tennis player (1999-)

Notable Gellers come mostly from the United States (4) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geller

Geller has the Soundex code G460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G460.

Questions

How common is the surname Geller?: 6,810 people in the United States had the surname Geller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,337 Americans. It ranked 5,139th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geller?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geller?: Margaret Geller, American astronomer, followed by Pamela Geller.
Where is the surname Geller most common?: Wikidata records people named Geller in the United States and Argentina.
How do you pronounce Geller?: Geller is /ˈɡɛlɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Geller getting more or less common?: More common. 6,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,810 in 2010, up 7.6%.