Gerring Family History
Gerring Name Meaning
German: variant of Gehring or Gering . English (Berkshire of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Gerin Jerin from a short form of a name with gēr ‘spear’ as the first element (compare Gerard ) + the suffix -in or occasionally -un. The name was subsequently reinterpreted as an English name ending with -ing. English (of Norman origin): alternatively a habitational name from Gironde in Gascony.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022