Touray is a common

Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

n surname of

Mandinka Mandinka, Mandika, Mandinkha, Mandinko, or Mandingo may refer to: Media * Mandingo (novel), ''Mandingo'' (novel), a bestselling novel published in 1957 * Mandingo (film), ''Mandingo'' (film), a 1975 film based on the eponymous 1957 novel * ''Man ...

origin. As well as the family name Ceesay, it originally indicated the descent of its bearer from a

Marabout In the Muslim world, the marabout () is a Sayyid, descendant of Muhammad (Arabic: سـيّد, Romanization of Arabic, romanized: ''sayyid'' and ''sidi'' in the Maghreb) and a Islam, Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the f ...

, a

West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...

n Islamic dignitary.
Notable people with the name ''Touray'' include: * Alieu Touray-Saidy (born 1976), American former soccer player * Ibou Touray (born 1994), Gambian footballer *

Isatou Touray Isatou Touray (born 17 March 1955) is a The Gambia, Gambian politician, activist, and social reformer. A noted campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM), she became the first female Gambian 2016 Gambian presidential election, presidentia ...

(born 1955), Gambian feminist activist *

Josephine Touray Josephine Touray (born 6 October 1979) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion of Gambian descent. She played mainly as a right wing. Over the course of her career she played 123 games for the Danish national team, where she ...

(born 1979), Danish handball player * Njogu Touray (born 1960), Gambian artist *

Omar Touray Omar Alieu Touray (born 5 November 1965) is a Gambian diplomat who has served as president of the Economic Community of West African States Commission since 2022. He was the Gambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2007 to 2 ...

(born 1965), Gambian diplomat * Pa Dembo Touray (born 1980), retired Gambian footballer * Sainey Touray (born 1990), Gambian footballer * Shekou touray (born 1945), Sierra Leonean diplomat

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{{surname, Touray Surnames of Mandinka origin