Gee is a surname with various etymological origins. In English, it may be derived from

Gee Cross Gee Cross is a village and suburb of Hyde within Tameside Metropolitan Borough, in Greater Manchester, England. History Gee Cross village centre dates back to the times of the Domesday Book. Originally, Gee Cross was the larger village in t ...

Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, which was named after a Gee family, or from the

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

personal name Guy or from the word ''geai'' meaning "jay bird" referring to someone who was a "bright chatterbox". 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)").

People with the surname

* Alexander Gee, community activist and pastor in Madison, Wisconsin * Allen Gee (1852–1939), British trade unionist and politician *

Alonzo Gee Alonzo Edward Gee (born May 29, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Born and raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, Gee attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team for ...

(born 1987) American basketball player *

Andrew Gee (rugby league) Andrew Gee (born 23 April 1970) is an Australian rugby league administrator and former football operations manager at the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL. Also a former player with the club, he was a Queensland State of Origin representative , an ...

(born 1970), Australian rugby player *

Andrew Gee (politician) Andrew Robert Gee (born 13 September 1968) is an Australian politician. He has held the Division of Calare in the House of Representatives since 2016, representing the National Party until December 2022 when he resigned to sit as an independe ...

(born c. 1968), Australian politician from New South Wales * Bobby Gee (born 1953), occasional spelling of singer

Bobby G Bobby G (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953), also known as Bobby Gee, is a member of pop group Bucks Fizz (band), Bucks Fizz, best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and for achieving three UK ...

Cara Gee Cara Gee (born July 18, 1983) is a Canadian film, television, and Theatre, stage actress. She is known for her roles in the television series ''Strange Empire'' and ''The Expanse (TV series), The Expanse''. She is described by Forbes as "one of ...

(born 1983), Canadian actress * Catherine Gee (born 1967), British television presenter * Constance Bumgarner Gee, American scholar, memoirist, and medical cannabis advocate *

Darron Gee Darron Gee is an English former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the Coach (sport), assistant manager of York City F.C., York City. Gee played in non-League football with Hucknall Town F.C., Huc ...

(born 1962), English football player and manager * David Gee (disambiguation), multiple people *

Delbert Gee Delbert Gee is a retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge who served for 20 years until 2022, presiding over both civil and criminal cases. He began his legal career in 1980 as a Deputy District Attorney in Ventura County where he tried 33 ju ...

, American judge from California *

Derek Gee Derek Gee (born 3 August 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Career He rode in the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit, men's ...

(born 1997), Canadian racing cyclist *

Dillon Gee Dillon Kyle Gee (born April 28, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins. In addit ...

(born 1986), baseball player *

Dolly Gee Dolly Maizie Gee (Chinese: 朱美瑜; born July 1, 1959) is the United States federal judge, chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Early life and education Gee was born ...

(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 Eric Arthur Gee (1913–1989) was an architectural historian associated with York and the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Gee studied at Walsall and Dudley Grammar School, Birmingham University, and Balliol College, Oxfor ...

(1913–1989), British architectural historian *

Ethel Gee Ethel Elizabeth Gee (10 May 1914 – 7 June 1984) was an Englishwoman who was a spy for the Soviet Union. She was a member of the Portland spy ring. Early life The daughter of a blacksmith, Ethel Gee lived on the Isle of Portland, England. Sh ...

(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 Elwood Gordon Gee (born February 2, 1944) is an American academic administrator. Since 2014, he is serving his second term as president of West Virginia University; his first term there was from 1981 to 1985. Gee is said to have held more univers ...

(born 1944), American academic administrator *

Grant Gee Grant Robert Gee (born 1 November 1964) is a British film maker, photographer and cinematographer. He is most noted for his 1998 documentary '' Meeting People Is Easy'' about the British alternative rock group Radiohead. Early life Grant Robert ...

(born 1964), British documentary and music video director *

Hector Gee Hector Arthur Gee (10 November 1909 – 1987) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Australia, Queensland, British Empire XIII and Dominion XIII, and at ...

(1909–1987), Australian rugby player *

Henry Gee Henry Ernest Gee (born 24 April 1962 in London, England) is a British paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and senior editor of the scientific journal ''Nature''. Early life and education Gee attended Park Hill Junior School for a short ti ...

(born 1962), British paleontologist *

Henry Gee (dean) Henry Gee, FSA (1858–1938) was an Anglican dean in the first half of the 20th century. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1877. In 1880 he was appointed by Dr. Boultbee as junior tutor at the London College of Div ...

(1858–1938), English churchman and academic * Herbert Leslie Gee (1901–1977), English writer *

James Paul Gee James Gee (; born April 15, 1948) is a retired American researcher who has worked in psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, bilingual education, and literacy. Gee most recently held the position as the Mary Lou Fulton Presidentia ...

(born 1948), researcher in psycholinguistics *

Jon Gee Jonathan Peter Gee (born 24 May 1959) is a British Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2014 state election, representing Napier until 2018 and Taylor thereafter. Before his e ...

(born 1960), Australian politician *

Joshua Gee Joshua Gee (1667–1730) was a British merchant, publicist and writer in economics who mainly focused on trade. Gee is best known for his book called ''The Trade and Navigation of Great Britain Consider'd'' which was first published in London, 172 ...

(1667–1730), British merchant, publicist and writer * Keith Gee, Australian rugby player *

Kelly Gee Kelly T. Gee is an American public official serving as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia since 2023. She was the executive director of the Virginia Lottery from 2022 to 2023. Gee served as the deputy chief of staff to Kirk Cox while he was ...

, American public official *

Ken Gee Kenneth Gee (23 September 1916 – 17 April 1989) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain winning 17 caps between 1946 and 1951, England winning 18-ca ...

(1916–1989), English rugby player *

Maggie Gee (disambiguation) Maggie Gee may refer to: * Maggie Gee (novelist) (born 1948), English novelist * Maggie Gee (pilot) (1923–2013), American aviator {{Hndis, Gee, Maggie ...

, multiple people, including: **

Maggie Gee (novelist) Maggie Mary Gee (born 2 November 1948) is an English novelist. In 2012, she became a professor of creative writing at Bath Spa University. Gee was one of six women among the 20 writers on the ''Granta'' Best of Young British Novelists list in 1 ...

(born 1948), English novelist ** Maggie Gee (pilot) (1923–2013), American aviator *

Maurice Gee Maurice Gough Gee (22 August 1931 – 12 June 2025) was a New Zealand novelist. He was one of New Zealand's most distinguished and prolific authors, having written over thirty novels for adults and children, and having won numerous awards both ...

(1931–2025), New Zealand novelist *

Paris Gee Paris Donald Gee (born July 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. Early life Gee played youth soccer with Burnaby Selects SC and was named to the U16 British C ...

(born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Peter Gee (1932–2005), British-born artist *

Prunella Gee Prunella Mary Gee (born 17 February 1950) is an English counsellor, therapist and former actress, best known for her work as an actress in the 1970s and 1980s, and for the role of Doreen Heavey in ''Coronation Street'', a part she first played ...

(born 1950), English actress * Rich Gee (1894–1968), American baseball player *

Richard Gee (judge) Richard Walter Gee (19 October 1933 – 2 January 2017) was an Australian judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1980 to 1999. In 1984, he survived the bombing of his home in a series of attacks targeting Family Court judges between 1980 an ...

(1933–2017), Australian judge *

Robert Gee Captain Robert Gee (7 May 1876 – 2 August 1960) was an English-Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross and a Conservative Member of Parliament. Biography Born in Leicester, Gee was orphaned when aged 9. He was sent to the workhouse in Lei ...

(1876–1960), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Robin Gee, American dancer, choreographer, and film director *

Rosko Gee Rosko Gee is a Jamaican bassist, who has played with the English band Traffic on their album '' When the Eagle Flies'' (1974); with Go featuring Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve, Klaus Schulze and Al Di Meola; and with the German ...

, bassist with bands such as Traffic and Can *

Rupert Jee Rupert Jee (born July 16, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, former deli owner, and television personality who gained fame from his frequent appearances on ''Late Show with David Letterman'', on which he sometimes used the alter ego Kenny. He fi ...

(born 1956), business owner and television personality *

Spoonie Gee Gabriel Jackson (born May 27, 1963), better known by his stage name Spoonie Gee, is one of the earliest rap artists, and one of the few to have released rap records in the 1970s. He has been credited with originating the term hip hop and some of ...

(born 1963), American rapper *

Sue Gee Sue Gee (born 1947) is a British novelist. She is published by Headline Review and by Salt. ''The Hours of the Night'' was the controversial winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year award in 1997. '' The Mysteries of Glass'' was long listed ...

(born 1947), British novelist *

Tamara Gee Tamara Diane Wimer (born October 11, 1972), known professionally as Tamara Gee (formerly Isis Gee), is an American pop singer and songwriter. She grew up singing and performing from the age of 5, and was a professional vocalist by the time she w ...

(born 1972), American singer-songwriter *

Thomas Gee Thomas Gee (24 January 181528 September 1898), was a Welsh Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist preacher, journalist and publisher. Gee was born in Denbigh, Wales. At the age of fourteen he went into his father's printing office, Gwasg ...

(1815–1898), Welsh preacher * Tom Gee (1900–1984), American baseball player * Valmai Gee (born 1971), Irish cricketer

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People with the surname

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