Gee (surname)

Gee

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒiː,ɡiː/
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Various
Derivation	Various
Other names
Variant form(s)	McGee McGhee Jee Ji

Gee is a surname with various etymological origins. In English, it may be derived from Gee Cross, Stockport, Cheshire, which was named after a Gee family, or from the French personal name Guy or from the word geai meaning "jay bird" referring to someone who was a "bright chatterbox". ^[1] In Celtic origins, Gee may derive from the Scots/Irish Gaelic personal name Gee or Mac Gee (an Anglicised form of Mac Aodh (pronounced "ee") meaning ‘son of Gee (Hugh)"). ^{[2] [3]}

People with the surname

• Adam Gee (producer) (born 1963), English interactive media and TV producer
• Adam Gee (golfer) (born 1980), English golfer
• Adam Gee (referee), Australian rugby league referee

• Alexander Gee, community activist and pastor in Madison, Wisconsin
• Allen Gee (1852–1939), British trade unionist and politician
• Alonzo Gee (born 1987) American basketball player
• Andrew Gee (rugby league) (born 1970), Australian rugby player
• Andrew Gee (politician) (born c. 1968), Australian politician from New South Wales
• Bobby Gee (born 1953), occasional spelling of singer Bobby G
• Cara Gee (born 1983), Canadian actress
• Catherine Gee (born 1967), British television presenter
• Constance Bumgarner Gee, American scholar, memoirist, and medical cannabis advocate
• Darron Gee (born 1962), English football player and manager
• David Gee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Delbert Gee, American judge from California
• Derek Gee (born 1997), Canadian racing cyclist
• Dillon Gee (born 1986), baseball player
• Dolly Gee (born 1959), American judge
• Dolly Gee (banker) (died 1966), American banker
• Dustin Gee (1942–1986), English comedian
• Edward Pritchard Gee (1904–1968), British naturalist
• Eric Gee (1913–1989), British architectural historian
• Ethel Gee (1914–1984), British member of the Portland Spy Ring
• Franky Gee (1962–2005), frontman for the German pop group Captain Jack
• Gilbert Gee, American public health academic
• Gordon Gee (born 1944), American academic administrator
• Grant Gee (born 1964), British documentary and music video director
• Hector Gee (1909–1987), Australian rugby player
• Henry Gee (born 1962), British paleontologist
• Henry Gee (dean) (1858–1938), English churchman and academic
• Herbert Leslie Gee (1901–1977), English writer
• James Paul Gee (born 1948), researcher in psycholinguistics
• Jon Gee (born 1960), Australian politician
• Joshua Gee (1667–1730), British merchant, publicist and writer
• Keith Gee, Australian rugby player
• Kelly Gee, American public official
• Ken Gee (1916–1989), English rugby player
• Maggie Gee (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Maggie Gee (novelist) (born 1948), English novelist
  • Maggie Gee (pilot) (1923–2013), American aviator
• Maurice Gee (1931–2025), New Zealand novelist
• Paris Gee (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
• Peter Gee (1932–2005), British-born artist
• Prunella Gee (born 1950), English actress
• Rich Gee (1894–1968), American baseball player
• Richard Gee (judge) (1933–2017), Australian judge
• Robert Gee (1876–1960), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Robin Gee, American dancer, choreographer, and film director
• Rosko Gee, bassist with bands such as Traffic and Can
• Rupert Jee (born 1956), business owner and television personality
• Spoonie Gee (born 1963), American rapper
• Sue Gee (born 1947), British novelist
• Tamara Gee (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
• Thomas Gee (1815–1898), Welsh preacher
• Tom Gee (1900–1984), American baseball player
• Valmai Gee (born 1971), Irish cricketer

See also

• Rupert Jee, business owner and television personality
• McGee (surname)
• Ji (surname)
• Zhu (surname)

References

1. "Surname Database: Gee Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
2. "Gee Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
3. "Gee Name Meaning & Gee Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-11.

External links

• DNA project for Gee