Gee Surname

7,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Gee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gee,' now Gee Cross, a prosperous village in the parish of Stockport That all our Gees hail from this spot admits of no doubt. The local registers teem with them. A glance at the index to Earwaker's East Cheshire will show that they had early spread themselves out into the surrounding country.

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Gee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,0391:10,9711,345
England12,6251:4,413601
Australia5,2331:5,159743
Canada3,4961:10,5391,586
Liberia2,9301:1,505202
Ghana2,9091:9,2891,249
Indonesia1,6831:78,5798,353
Malaysia1,4271:20,6691,924
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
New Zealand1,0391:4,358683
Pakistan9011:198,2734,863
India6421:1,194,80648,020
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
South Africa4191:129,30215,146
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Wales3081:10,0471,112
Scotland2141:25,0182,743
France2091:317,81248,279
Ireland2031:23,1972,280
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Thailand1711:413,09072,457
Papua New Guinea1671:48,8256,087
Philippines1651:613,56566,062
Brunei1531:2,737474
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
China961:14,242,933840
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Spain681:687,53030,300
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Hong Kong391:188,0892,978
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Chile291:607,46514,668
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
South Korea271:1,897,787438
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Seychelles231:4,017661
Israel211:407,50632,346
Jersey201:4,960981
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Malta181:23,9041,289
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway151:342,81932,589
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Guam81:20,0153,029
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Panama61:652,04310,051
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Oman41:921,9937,313
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1081:41,0173,721
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,5541:3,227458
Wales691:22,7311,304
Scotland441:85,0734,558
Jersey161:3,243531
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0741:9,8971,274

The alternate forms: Gée (6), Gèe (1), Gëe (1) & Gêê (1) are calculated separately.

Gee (12,780) may also be a first name.

Gee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gee,' now Gee Cross, a prosperous village in the parish of Stockport That all our Gees hail from this spot admits of no doubt. The local registers teem with them. A glance at the index to Earwaker's East Cheshire will show that they had early spread themselves out into the surrounding country. The surname has ramified strongly.

Dicon Gee, Stockport Parish, 1494: East Cheshire.

1562. Married — Thomas Gee and Anne Lowe: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

— Buried.—John Gee: ibid.

The name frequently occurs in the last-named register.

1500. Buried — Uxor Johis Gee de Godley Hall: Reg. Mottram in Longendale, Cheshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) aphæresized form of MacGee or Magee, q.v. (?Eng.) belonging to Gee (Cross) in Cheshire.

Cp. Jee.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Aoidh Usually spelt Magee in east Ulster. Some MacGee families are of north west Ulster origin, some are of Scottish stock. Bibl; IF 157; MIF 114*; Map Ant and Wmea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) The crooked or deformed person; one who came from Gee, in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Celtic Mac Gee, sans Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The French pronunciation of Gui, Guy, or Wido. Robert Guide of Normandy 1180, William Guido 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Magister Guido, and Robert Gy of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Ghys; from the German, Gey; from the Dutch, Gee; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gee (Hindi: जी) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Gée, Gèe, Gëe or Gêê. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,889th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,255 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gee live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gee is also the 51,882nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12,780 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 33,039 people, or 1 in 10,971. In The United States Gee is most frequent in: California, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Gee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gee surname rose 651 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gee surname is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gee last name are 2.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.9% less than the national average, earning 239,143 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,910 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.6% more than the national average, earning R 336,504 per year; in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gée896/
Gèe891/
Gëe891/
Geer8617,809/
Ghee862,649/
Geet862,360/
Gees86832/
Ngee86701/
Geed86426/
Gehe86150/
Geez86112/
Guee86111/
Geeh8677/
Giee8659/
Geea8648/
Gaee8628/
Goee8615/
Gjee8614/
Geei867/
Geie867/
Cgee866/
Geej864/
Dgee863/
Hgee863/
Geae862/
Geeu862/
Geee862/
Qgee862/
Sgee861/
Tgee861/
Geep861/
Geey861/
Ge'e861/
Xgee861/
Ge802,240,943/
Gêê781/
Ghaee751,946/
Guehe751,726/
Geets751,128/
Geest75911/
Gejge75223/
Gejje75130/
Geihe7587/
Geehr7561/
Geieh7561/
Geegi7560/
Geege7558/
Gheye7538/
Ghețe7537/
Goehe7531/
Geeze7520/
Geead7512/
Geedh7511/
Guees7510/
Ncgee757/
Sgeer755/
Cghee755/
Gehie755/
Guuee755/
Gieer754/
Gihee754/
Ghehe754/
Dgeep754/
Gueey753/
Geezy753/
Ggeet753/
Gyeer753/
Geeas753/
Geije753/
Geess753/
Gheep753/
Geech752/
Goeeh752/
Geeis752/
Cgeer752/
Guiee752/
Gueer752/
Geaye752/
Geesh752/
Geeye752/
Sgeet752/
Geaie752/
Nghee752/
Gaeej752/
Dgeeh752/
Zgeer752/
Ge'er752/
Ngyee752/
Gueet751/
Geezi751/
Geioe751/
Gejye751/
Geyie751/
Gieed751/
Giees751/
Gheea751/
Geheh751/
Giehe751/
Goeei751/
Hsgee751/
Ngeei751/
Ng'ee751/
Sgeed751/
Geeds751/
Gae'e751/
D'Gee751/
Dgehe751/
Goeie751/
Nkgee751/
Gaehe751/
Gejie751/
Ngiee751/
Gaeeh751/
Go'ee751/
Gueeh751/
Geyoe750/
Gehes750/
Geeer750/
Guyee750/
Geerr750/
Yee67189,056/
See6757,330/
Nge6752,265/
Gea6749,209/
Jee6740,984/
Ger678,043/
Zee676,316/
Gey675,561/
Get675,388/
Geh673,763/
Cee673,530/
Gie673,167/
Gez672,893/
Ged672,777/
Ges671,393/
Ghe671,190/
Ehe671,135/
Geç671,071/
Gei671,004/
Gej67612/
Geijer67609/
Geezay67430/
Gep67298/
Geč67244/
Eeh67199/
Geß67194/
Eae67131/
Gheeth67123/
Geegee6792/
Iee6775/
Ghiaee6761/
Jijgee6758/
Eey6755/
Ghețea6752/
Ghaeei6728/
Geayea6727/
Eee6727/
Eei6724/
Dge6723/
Geedts6722/
Gje6721/
Sge6720/
Gejjer6719/
Gueyje6717/
E'E6715/
Gejhed6714/
Shgeer6710/
Jge6710/
Gge6710/
Tge6710/
Åge679/
Qge679/
Gujjee678/
Gjeesh677/
Zge676/
Gueyie676/
Guiehe676/
Goehie676/
Cge676/
Gueije675/
Geajge675/
Geezea675/
Hge675/
Kge674/
Uangee674/
Ghejje673/
Ncghee673/
Geayee673/
Geehoy672/
Guihee672/
Nggehe672/
Egheye672/
Geezee672/
Guehee671/
Gueyye671/
Geegay671/
Geeghe671/
Gehett671/
Geioei671/
Geojie671/
Ggeesh671/
Gaijee671/
Gaeeah671/
Gieher671/
Ghehey671/
Geezey671/
Geezie671/
Goehee671/
Ngheeh671/
Geesch671/
Guehei671/
Göğeer671/
Ghaeea671/
Ghaeie671/
Geć671/
Geš671/
Gheher671/
Ghețeu671/
Gheție671/
Gheaee671/
Gheaie671/
Ngcgee671/
Gueher671/
Thgeeh671/
Xge671/
Gayiee671/
Geegie670/
Geahey670/
Geegge670/
Geeach670/
Geetts670/
Gheetz670/

Gee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gee in the Hindi language
जीji-

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