Gehr Explained

Gehr is a German language surname.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Such as the related Gehrig, Gehring, Gering and Gerling it belongs to the group of family names derived from given names – in this case from any of several compound names of Germanic origin with the beginning element ger (e. g. Gerhardt, Gerhold, Gerald, Gerwin, Gerd or Gernot) – and may refer to:

Ernie Gehr (born 1941), American experimental filmmaker
Ferdinand Gehr (1896–1996), Swiss painter
Herbert Gehr (1911–1983), Jewish American photographer and television director
Mary Gehr (1913–1997), American painter and printmaker

Notes and References

Web site: Gehr Name Meaning . 2019-12-25 . ancestry.com . German: from a short form of the various personal names formed with gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ (see, for example, Gerhardt, Gerhold), or from a field name, from the same word used to denote a wedge-shaped plot..
Web site: Gehr Surname Meaning & Statistics . 2019-12-25 . forebears.io . Approximately 3,453 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany..
Web site: Statistics and meaning of name Gehr . 2019-12-25 . namespedia.com . Surname Gehr is used at least 1319 times in at least 14 countries..