How common is the surname Gering?

1,045 people in the United States had the surname Gering in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gering?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gering identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gering?

Galen Gering, American actor, followed by Marion Gering.

Where is the surname Gering most common?

Wikidata records people named Gering in the United States.

Is the surname Gering getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, down 10%.

The surname Gering

A surname, carried by 1,045 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gering is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

North German surname, variant of Gehring.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,045 people named Gering in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. That is down 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

#24,090

rank among US surnames

1,045

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-10.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,039)

Who is named Gering

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

93% of people named Gering identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gerings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Galen Gering
American actor, born 1971
Marion Gering
American stage producer and director (1901–1977)

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Surnames that sound like Gering

Gering has the Soundex code G652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G652.

Questions

Where does the surname Gering come from?: North German surname, variant of Gehring.
How common is the surname Gering?: 1,045 people in the United States had the surname Gering in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gering?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gering identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gering?: Galen Gering, American actor, followed by Marion Gering.
Where is the surname Gering most common?: Wikidata records people named Gering in the United States.
Is the surname Gering getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, down 10%.