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Gellner Name Meaning

German: occupational name for someone who worked with gold, a refiner, jeweler, or gilder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German golt ‘gold’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Goellner, Wellner, Geller, Kellner, Weller, Zeltner, Zellner, Sellner

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Gellner Family Origin

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Gellner Family Occupations

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  • Cooper

    33%

  • Farmer

    33%

  • Poultry Dealer

    33%

In 1880, the most common Gellner occupation in the USA was Cooper. 33% of Gellner's were Coopers. A less common occupation for the Gellner family was Poultry Dealer. Cooper and Farmer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Gellner.

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Gellner Historical Records

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Gellner Life Expectancy

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