Surname Spotlight: Gey

In Spain, the INE population register lists 346 people with Gey as their first surname and 358 as their second. From 1891 to 2000, 1,355 births in France were registered under Gey.

Where the name comes from

We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Gey, the family's own records come first. A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for a Gey ancestor.

Sound-alike surnames

Gey is a last name with a clear footprint in official records.

Heraldry and the Gey name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Gey name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Get the complete Gey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.