# Gean (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gean/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,193 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,790 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 258,798 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.7% (1,293 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Géibhinn, related to Mac Géibheannaigh, from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Gien, shortened from Heinrich.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gean in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.9% |

## Similar surnames

Genao, Geno, Gann, Guan, Gan, Gano, Gain, Goen, Gunn, Guinn, Gaona, Gainey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.