Geeves Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Geeves Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geve.' No doubt a form of Geff, the nick, of Geoffrey. In the instances below Gyveson is now found as Jephson and Jepson, which see. The latter is the Lancashire form. The Manchester Directory has eight Jepsons.

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Geeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7381:36,5804,800
England5511:101,12210,652
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Canada571:646,41452,764
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:101,98910,250
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Geeves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geve.' No doubt a form of Geff, the nick, of Geoffrey. In the instances below Gyveson is now found as Jephson and Jepson, which see. The latter is the Lancashire form. The Manchester Directory has eight Jepsons. The final 's' in Geeves is genitive, as in Williams, Jones, Dickins, &c.; v. Jeffs.

William fil. Geve, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Geves, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas fil. Henry Gyveson: Preston Guild Rolls.

Francis fil. Thome Gyveson, ibid.

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

V. Jeeves.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geffe, or Geffy: the latter a form of Gafet, as pronounced in Norman-French. William Gafet occurs in Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Geeves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geeves occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geeves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,506th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,924,018 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Geeves live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 36,580. In Australia Geeves is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 34 percent are found, Tasmania, where 30 percent are found and Queensland, where 21 percent are found. Besides Australia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Geeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geeves has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Geeves last name expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Geeves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Geeves surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Geeves earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geeve91351/
Geves9154/
Eeves910/
Jeeves831,824/
Geever83223/
Gevges8315/
Geives837/
Gueves834/
Gevese834/
Heeves831/
Geveus831/
Gieves830/
Eves807,548/
Geve80189/
Jeevesh774/
Geebest773/
Ehieves771/
Gueaves771/
Gueives771/
Eaves7314,792/
Gever732,835/
Evies731,679/
Geyve73517/
Heves73452/
Ngeve73332/
Gyves73298/
Gevez73166/
Gebes73143/
Gueve73108/
Evets73107/
Etves73102/
Gives7383/
Geebe7347/
Gevet7345/
Gevis7344/
Gevee7327/
Eebes7327/
Gieve7325/
Evese7318/
Guees7310/
Evest739/
Eives738/
Geewe737/
Gvest734/
Gewes734/
Gebee734/
Eveus734/
Evesh733/
Ieves732/
Geevi732/
Eve's732/
Gwees732/
Evess731/
Gheve731/
Eveis731/
Gevea731/
Eveys731/
Gevei731/
Eewes731/
Eveas731/
Gvese730/
Geevy730/
Euves730/
Ves671,894/
Evetts671,632/
Ng'eve67788/
Gempes67214/
Etvesh67124/
Gevehr67120/
Gebece67116/
Guives67101/
Giever6773/
Geivet6766/
Guevea6766/
Gewies6745/
Geiver6742/
Heuves6738/
Gevais6737/
Gebesh6721/
Geviss6721/
Geweae6720/
Hevesh6719/
Givets6715/
Gehebe6714/
Gievis6713/
Gueved6712/
Hetves6712/
Guebes679/
Geibes678/
Gve677/
Heveus677/
Heaves674/
Giveus674/
Ghebes674/
Hieves673/
Guever673/
Eavies672/
Heveis672/
Gebest672/
Gebets672/
Gevish671/
Nge've671/
Jeeues671/
Hevest671/
Eaveas671/
Eavess671/
Ehevez671/
Guevez671/
Gebeus671/
Geyver671/
Givese671/
Givies671/
Gheved671/
Gweese671/
Gbeese671/
Gewehe671/
Gebese671/
Geevii671/
Goyves671/
Gueive671/
Guyves671/
Ghwees671/
Genpes671/
Gaives671/
Esvesh671/
Evesse671/
Evetse671/
Geebee671/
Geuese671/
Gewehs671/
Geibee670/
Heives670/
Geived670/
Geivis670/
Geverz670/
Gyvest670/
Gevist670/
Gvesse670/

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