The Gey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 113 people carried this name — #146,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 109 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 620 people named Gey.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 76 people named Gey live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Gey live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Gey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Leonhard Gey 1838–1894 · painter
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George Otto Gey 1899–1970 · biologist
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Marcel Gey 1908–1989 · official
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Gerhard Gey 1950– · politician
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Gerhard Gey 1950– · politician
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Peter Gey 1951– · political scientist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gey.
When the index is not enough
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