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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geekie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geekie is the 386,017th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Geekie live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Geekie is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 1,647,541. In The United States Geekie is most frequent in: Missouri, where 37 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Geekie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geekie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geekie surname increased 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political 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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Guekuie771/
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Geesker770/
Geeskee770/
Geiskie770/
Geheker770/
Geeskey770/
Ekiye731,127/
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Ekioe731/
Gekgi731/
Ekjie731/
Eikie730/
Gieszkie712/
Geschkie711/
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Kie6713,022/
Geechi67209/
Guekeu67148/
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Ngieke6725/
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Gechki6716/
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Ekojie6713/
Eikaie6712/
Gueker679/
Gekiss678/
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Gechei677/
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Eechie675/
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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/
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Gekeye671/
Gekija671/
Gekišs671/
Geekau671/
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Guekui671/
Geshki671/
Giekep671/
Ghekeh671/
Ekajie671/
Ekhaie671/
Getkid671/
Ngheke671/
Ekhier671/
Eekeja671/
Ezkieh671/
Ekkier671/
Gescki671/
Gheski671/
Heekey670/
Hgeski670/
Geskee670/

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