Gessling

Gessling Meaning & Origin

About Gessling
The surname Gessling is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Gisel, which means "pledge" or "hostage" in Old High German. The suffix "-ling" is a diminutive, indicating "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Gessling can be interpreted as "son of Gisel" or "descendant of Gisel." This surname likely originated as a patronymic, denoting someone who was the son or descendant of an individual named Gisel.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gessling is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gessling: 114
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 145,220
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gessling based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Gessling is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KSLNK
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G024052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G EH1 S AH0 L IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/gessling*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KSLNK', 'JSLNK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G245

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gessling in Braille

Here's how to represent Gessling in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gessling in braille

How to sign the name Gessling using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gessling using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gessling in sign language

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