Gelling is used as a family name or surname in Manx. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gelling
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Manx
Meaning: Gelling is a contracted form of Giolla Eoin meaning "John's servant." Death of Niall, son of Gillan, after having been thirty years without food or drink.

How popular is Gelling?

Gelling is ranked 190101 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gellings plummeted by 3.67893 per cent to 288 since 2000 and slipped by 5768 spots and ranked at 68345. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.83 95.32
Others 1.74 2.34
Gelling is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Isle of Man. Around 1844 people have been found who wears Gelling as their family name. Gelling is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
19,046 Ireland2
21,529 Singapore2
151,601 Spain1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,664 Canada76
12,143 New Zealand52
Countries with hundreds of Gelling:
71,654 United States342
17,149 England323
9,472 Netherlands297
21,535 South Africa274
16,037 Australia165
71,225 Germany134
73 Isle of Man110

Gelling Namesakes

  • Donald Gelling, Politician

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