German and Swiss German: from a medieval personal name, a short
form of Gerhard or a similar name, formed with the first
element ger, gar ‘spear’ + the patronymic suffix
-ing.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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