Gerling Family History
Gerling Name Meaning
German: patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with the element gār gēr ‘spear lance’; compare Gerl . English (Suffolk): from the Middle English personal name Gerling Girling. It is related to ancient Germanic Gerlo Girlo and is likewise a pet form of ancient Germanic names in gār gēr ‘spear lance’ (compare Gerard and Gerald ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022