Geary
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English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Gadhra, from gadhar (“hound”)
- As an English surname, from gar (“spear”), as well as a nickname derived from Middle English gery (“unpredictable”)
- As a German surname, from Gehring and Gehrig.
Proper noun
Geary (countable and uncountable, plural Gearys)
- A surname.
- A place name:
- A crofting community in the north of the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG2661).
- A rural community of Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A ghost town in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, named after John W. Geary.
- A minor city in Blaine County and Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Edmund Guerrier.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Geary is the 2895th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12382 individuals. Geary is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 25.