Gedney
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Old English personal name *Gydda + ieġ (“island”).
Proper noun[edit]
Gedney (countable and uncountable, plural Gedneys)
- A village, civil parish, and electoral ward in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF405243).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gedney is the 35447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Gedney is most common among White (94.96%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gedney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 26.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English