The gean Surname
gean Name Meaning and History
- Most probably a reduced Anglecized form of Irish Ó Géibhinn, itself a reduced form of Ó Géibheannaigh, from géibheannach ‘fettered’.
- Alternatively, it could be an Americanized spelling of German Gien, which is from a short form of Heinrich.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Family of James T. Gean - 1860 |
 Russ_Craven
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| GEAN Mary WHITEHURST and James Benton |
t42RoseHill
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| GEAN James Benton 1894-1968 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| LOOKING FOR RELATIVES | lawrence e gean | 4 |
| DNA Testing | Mel Harman | 15 |
| Some Southern Jean families are descended from the Cornwall England Jane family |
drnewman6
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| Searching for Gean family History (Arkansas) |
james217_1
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| Trying to Locate Relatives "Gean" | Jason Gean | 22 |
| Neese Gean | Renee Newman | 0 |
| Sherod Gean/Jean |
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