Gehl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Gehl family

The surname Gehl was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. The name derives from the occupational name for a town crier, for which the German word is "geller." It is also a nickname for a man with red hair, from the Yiddish "gel." It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Gehl family

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Gehl Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gehler, Gehlen, Gehren, Geler, Geller, Gelar, Gelan, Gelder, Geldern, Goler and many more.

Early Notables of the Gehl family

Notables of the period with the surname Gehl were

the Gehler family of Silesia

Gehl Ranking

In the United States, the name Gehl is the 18,696^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Gehl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gehl Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrich Gehl, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 2

Gehl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Barbara Gehl, who landed in America in 1845 2
John Gehl, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gehl (post 1700) +

Edward John Gehl (1890-1956), American jurist
Julius Gehl (1869-1945), German social democratic politician
Jan Gehl (b. 1936), Danish architect and urban design consultant

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)