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:
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.
Approximately 3,453 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
Surname Gehr is used at least 1319 times in at least 14 countries.