Geekie Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Geekie Surname Definition:

From the lands of Gagie in the parish of Murroes. William Geky and Janet Geky had a tack of part of Cowpar Grange in 1453 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 129), and Paton or Patrick Geky appears as one of the Abbey's tenants in 1468 and 1473 (ibid., I, p.

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Geekie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
England1801:309,54523,336
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Australia831:325,24927,873
South Africa821:660,70448,422
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2971:12,6031,492
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Geekie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Gagie in the parish of Murroes. William Geky and Janet Geky had a tack of part of Cowpar Grange in 1453 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 129), and Paton or Patrick Geky appears as one of the Abbey's tenants in 1468 and 1473 (ibid., I, p. 142,165). Sir Andrew Gagye, a cleric, was master of the place of Gaduane in 1529 (Campbell, Balmerino, p. 199), Alison Gagye had a charter of land in Naughton, 1574, from the Commendator of Balmerino (ibid., p. 274), and William Geykye is recorded in Dundee, 1589 (Wedd., p. 180). Janet Geikie was tenant of the Mill of Craig in the parish of Glenilay, 1663, and three more of the name ere recorded in the Commissariot Record of Brechin. A family of the name possessed the lands of Baldowery or Baldowrie in the parish of Kettins since the middle of the seventeenth century (Jervise, II, p. 93—94). Sir Archibald Geikie (1835—1924), prince of geologists, and his brother, James Geikie (1839—1915), ere the most distinguished of the name. Giekie 1701.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Geekie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geekie is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geekie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geekie is the 386,017th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Geekie are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 1,647,541. In The United States Geekie is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 37 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Geekie occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Geekie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geekie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geekie surname grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geekie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geekie last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Geekie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning R 291,960 per year; in United States they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $56,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $49,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Geeskie929/
Gekie912/
Geeki911/
Eekie911/
Geeke910/
Geikie83346/
Geekee8325/
Geekio834/
Ngeeke833/
Giekie832/
Jeekie831/
Geheke831/
Geekoe831/
Geetke831/
Geckie830/
Geecke830/
Geekis830/
Ekie80794/
Geki80183/
Gkie801/
Geedtke777/
Geiekeh771/
Guekuie771/
Gietkie771/
Giekier771/
Geesker770/
Geeskee770/
Geiskie770/
Geheker770/
Geeskey770/
Ekiye731,127/
Ngeki73398/
Gekoi73294/
Gieke73286/
Gueke7376/
Gekis7367/
Etkie7329/
Ekiei7327/
Eckie7323/
Gekiç7323/
Ekiey7322/
Hekie7312/
Gejki739/
Ekuie739/
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Ekije735/
Gecei733/
Eakie733/
Gekai733/
Gecee733/
Gecki733/
Gheke733/
Geeky733/
Gekhi732/
Ekeie732/
Gueki732/
Keeie731/
Gekki731/
Geece731/
Igkie731/
Eykie731/
Eekue731/
Gekiş731/
Geyki731/
Ekaie731/
Ekkie731/
Ekioe731/
Gekgi731/
Ekjie731/
Eikie730/
Gieszkie712/
Geschkie711/
Gietkier711/
Kie6713,022/
Geechi67209/
Guekeu67148/
Hekier6754/
Gieker6752/
Giekes6741/
Gechie6728/
Ngieke6725/
Gieski6721/
Giskie6721/
Gechki6716/
Geskis6713/
Ekojie6713/
Eikaie6712/
Gueker679/
Gekiss678/
Ghekis678/
Gechei677/
Ghecki677/
Eechie675/
Gekkai675/
Geeche675/
Heikie674/
Nggeki674/
Guekes674/
Ngekee673/
Geecee673/
Eskiea673/
Gekkei673/
Gheker673/
Geekay672/
Ekeiye672/
Hetkie672/
Hejkie672/
Heckie671/
Ghesqueie671/
Gueski671/
Geecoe671/
Ekioye671/
Ekiehe671/
Eikiye671/
Eekaih671/
Ekieye671/
Hedkie671/
Ngekui671/
Ngieki671/
Ngikie671/
Gekeye671/
Gekija671/
Gekišs671/
Geekau671/
Guekea671/
Guekoi671/
Guekui671/
Geshki671/
Giekep671/
Ghekeh671/
Ekajie671/
Ekhaie671/
Getkid671/
Ngheke671/
Ekhier671/
Eekeja671/
Ezkieh671/
Ekkier671/
Gescki671/
Gheski671/
Heekey670/
Hgeski670/
Geskee670/

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