Gedney

English

Etymology

From an Old English personal name *Gydda + ieġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Gedney (countable and uncountable, plural Gedneys)

1. A village, civil parish, and electoral ward in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF405243).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Gedney Hill

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gedney is the 35447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Gedney is most common among White (94.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gedney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 26.