Surname Spotlight: Gearey

Search old registers for Gearey and you will soon meet Geary too. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Keen”.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Gearey, so the heraldry linked to Geary is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Gearey is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include O'Gara.

Want more than a summary? See the Gearey family name pack.