Gehring is a German surname.
The patronymic surname was formed from the Germanic first name Gero ("the spear") and the suffix -ing means "belonging to" - belonging to the clan, family or house of Gero.
Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Gehring (born 1979), German politician Franz Gehring (1838–1884), German writer on music Frederic Gehring (1903–1998), American Catholic priest and military chaplain Frederick Gehring (1925–2012), American mathematician Georg Gehring (1903–1943), German Olympic wrestler Gillian Gehring (born 1941), British physicist Henry Gehring (1881–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher Hanni Gehring (1926–2011), German cross-country skier Kai Gehring (born 1977), German politician Kai Gehring (footballer) (born 1988), German footballer Lana Gehring (born 1990), American short track speed skater Mary Gehring, American plant biologist and epigeneticist Rolf Gehring (born 1955), German tennis player Ted Gehring (1929–2000), American actor Viktor Gehring (1889–1978), German actor Walter Jakob Gehring (1939–2014), Swiss developmental biologist William Gehring (born 1962), American psychologist and academic
See also Gehring Clinic, a historic house and medical facility in Bethel, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places Gehrig (surname) Gering (surname)