Geske
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Geske is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: 1, variant of Geschke.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
1, variant of Geschke. 2. habitational name for someone from Geseke near Lippstadt, Westphalia.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Geske is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, patronymisch zu der mask. Rufnamen-Kurzform Gese/Geze/Gezo; 747 Träger, Nordwestdeutschland; auch möglich: Herkunftsname zu Geseke
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In kr, ng in, i) I become, or am moderate, considerate, quiet; not urgent; e. g. Mddntse gesketisl, his work is not urgent. 2) I recover, am recovering, getting better. Conj. iv. I quiet, soften, appease; I cure
as a wordKanuri-English Vocabulary (in African Native Literature)
In kr, s. i. q. nemge'ske, s. i) moderation, thoughtfulness , stea- diness. 2) improvement in health, recovery
as a wordKanuri-English Vocabulary (in African Native Literature)
In xgn-pro, fish-eagle
as a wordStarLing Tower of Babel etymological databases (Starostin et al.)
In xgn-pro, орел-рыболов
as a wordStarLing Tower of Babel etymological databases (Starostin et al.)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Erich J. Geskeb. 1873USillustrator and art educator
- Janine P. Geskeb. 1949USAmerican judge, legislator
- Niklas Geskeb. 1994DEGerman basketball player (born 1994)
- Bruna Tuzib. 1995ALnot in their usual nameAlbanian chess player (born 1995)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 11 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 19 | #5,061 |
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018) | — | 5 | #34,383 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 2 | #60,655 |
| EE Estonia | Siseministeerium — population register name list 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Geske come from?
- 1, variant of Geschke. 2. habitational name for someone from Geseke near Lippstadt, Westphalia. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- What does the name Geske mean?
- Recorded meaning: 1, variant of Geschke.
- In which country does Geske have the most bearers?
- Geske is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Geske”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.