Gélin is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Gélin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name refers to the average age of a chicken. It can be a nickname given to a fearful character. One can also see it a metonymic sense (poultry farmer). In most cases however, it was dealing with a personal name of Germanic origin, variant Geslain (qv). It meets Gelin especially in the Saône-et-Loire and Deux-Sèvres. Diminutives: Gélinaud, Gélineaud (17) Gélineau (49) Gélinet (57, 86, 76) Gélinon (23) Gélinot (83). Gélinas rarer form, could designate an effeminate character (meaning met the thirteenth century), but it is attested in Quebec as a variant of Gélineau.
How popular is Gélin?
As per 2010 US census, number of Gelins grew by 34.92433 per cent to 1159 since 2000 and ranked 22246 after elevating 4426 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 78.52 | 66.47 |
| White | 16.39 | 23.52 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.67 | 1.05 |
| Others | 2.24 | 8.5 |
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Gélin Namesakes
- Mary Amie Gelina E. Dumatol, Author
- Amiel Gélinas, Actor
- Isabelle Gélinas, Actress
- Anne-Marie Gélinas, Film producer
- Alexandre Gélinas, Politician
- Fiona Gélin, Actress
- Éveline Gélinas, Actress
- Julianna Gelinas, Film producer
- Fiona Gélin, Actress
- Manuel Gélin, Actor
- In 2015, Wilfred Gelin played the role of Darius in sci-fi flick Dark Revelations.
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