Geikie Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Brunei

Geikie 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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Geikie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Australia1121:241,03322,440
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England271:2,063,63279,942
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England71:3,482,19689,582

Geikie 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)

(Teutonic) a diminutive form of Geck(e, q.v. [Scot. diminutive suff. -ie]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geikie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geikie is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geikie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geikie is the 807,857th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Geikie are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 287,856. In Canada Geikie is most prevalent in: New Brunswick, where 51 percent live, Ontario, where 38 percent live and British Columbia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Canada Geikie occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Geikie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geikie has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Geikie surname rose 386 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geikie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geikie surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Geikie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geiskie920/
Geike91787/
Geiki915/
Geekie83920/
Geicke83100/
Geidke839/
Ehikie832/
Gehike832/
Giekie832/
Geyiki831/
Geikei831/
Ekie80794/
Geeskie779/
Eoikjie771/
Geikiss771/
Geiecke771/
Zieikie771/
Geiekeh771/
Geiskey770/
Ekiye731,127/
Gyeke73630/
Yekie7325/
Eckie7323/
Ekiey7322/
Geice7321/
Geika7314/
Ekuie739/
Jekie736/
Ekije735/
Ekjie731/
Ekioe731/
Ekkie731/
Ekaie731/
Gjeke730/
Ngeihkai711/
Ehikieyo711/
Ehikue6753/
Ngyeke6744/
Gyekis6742/
Jeckie6720/
Ekojie6713/
Gyeski6711/
Geiche678/
Gohike677/
Jedkie676/
Nggeki674/
Gaheki674/
Gyekes672/
Gjeski672/
Yetkie672/
Eikeyi671/
Ngyike671/
Ekioye671/
Gheuke671/
Gaheke671/
Gekeye671/
Jeikoi671/
Jeekie671/
Gekoue671/
Göekce671/
Ekajie671/
Ekhaie671/
Geoice670/

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