Birth Name:
Galen Laius Gering
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Jewish Russian, Spanish Basque
Gering mentioned in an interview that he is of Spanish Basque heritage from his mother’s side and Jewish from his father’s side. In response to often getting cast in Latino roles, he jokes “it pays the bills”.
Source:
- http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Features/Articles/090722_galen_gering_NB
- http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20131156,00.html
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I don’t know why my post was as anonymous xD. But yes I think his last name is Dutch. Mmhhh, that’s all I got.
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Galen’s last name is Jewish
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Isn’t his last name Dutch?
Source:
http://www.ernieramaker.nl/rareachternamen.php
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=gering&gba_naam=Gering&nfd_naam=Gering&operator=eq&taal=
The website of meertens is an official websites which lists all the dutch lastnames and how many there were before 1947 and after 2007 and where it derives from.
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Youre right it seems to be a Dutch name, maybe his father is partly Dutch and Jewish Russian??
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Yes that is possible. I mean we’re all mutts :-p
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Sorry I had to say ( I wish I could edit the previous comment, btw how do you sign up?) his last name is definitely dutch though, though I don’t know how far it goes as in, if we’ll have to search till 1700. Maybe his dads family has been living in the States for a long time.
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Do you want me to erase that other comment for you?
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http://www.theromanceclub.com/authors/lauramillsalcott/galeninterview.htm
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