Tee (surname)

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Tee
Language(s)Chinese, English
Origin
Region of originSoutheast Asia (among overseas Chinese with ancestors from Fujian and Hainan); United Kingdom
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • English: Tye
  • Chinese: Zheng, Cheng, Tay

Tee is an English and Chinese surname

Origins

As an

English surname, Tee originates in two ways:[1]

  1. As a variant spelling of Tye, a locative surname from Middle English atte teye 'at the enclosure'
  2. Also as a locative surname, from an erroneous rebracketing of atte e 'at the stream'

Tee may also be the spelling of multiple

standard Mandarin
pronunciation:

  1. in the Philippines, and in Singapore.[3][4]
  2. Chí (池), spelled Tee based on its Hokkien pronunciation (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tî; IPA: /ti²⁴/; without the nasalised vowel of the above surname). This spelling is found for example in Singapore.[5][6]
  3. Teochew (Peng'im: Di3; IPA: /ti²¹³/). This spelling is found for example in Indonesia.[7][8][9]
  4. Shī (施), spelled Tee based on its Hainanese pronunciation (Hainanese Transliteration Scheme: Ti1). This spelling is found for example in Singapore.[10][11]

Statistics

According to statistics compiled by

Black or African American.[13]

People with the surname

  • Elsa Tee (1917–2006), British actress
  • Tee Tua Ba (郑大峇; born 1942), former Commissioner of Police of Singapore
  • Tee Hock Seng (郑福成; born 1949), Malaysian businessman
  • Nicholas Tee (born 1949), British rower
  • Tee Siew Kiong (郑修强; born c. 1963), Malaysian politician (Malaysian Chinese Association)
  • Brian Tee (politician) (born 1969), Australian politician
  • Tee Boon Tsong (鄭凱聰; born c. 1978), Malaysian politician (Democratic Action Party)
  • Hayden Tee (born c. 1978), New Zealand actor
  • Benjamin Tee (born c. 1981), Singaporean electronic engineer
  • Rosenthal Tee (born c. 1988), Philippine fashion designer
  • Tee Jing Yi (郑清忆; born 1991), Malaysian badminton player
  • Tee Kai Wun (鄭凱文; born 2000), Malaysian badminton player
  • Matt Tee (fl. 1996–present), British civil servant
  • Markwin Tee (fl. 2006), Philippine ten-pin bowler

Stage name or other professional name

  • Richard Tee (Richard Edward Ten Ryk; 1943–1993), American singer and pianist
  • Willie Tee (Wilson Turbinton; 1944–2007), American keyboardist
  • Larry Tee (Lawrence Thom; born 1959), American DJ
  • Tommy Tee (Tommy Flåten; born 1971), Norwegian record producer
  • Brian Tee (Jae-beom Takata; born 1977), American actor
  • Gilmore Tee (Gilmore Qhawe Khumalo; born 1990), Zimbabwean media figure
  • Howie Tee (Howard Thompson; fl. 1985–present), American DJ
  • Jay Tee (James Trujillo; fl. 1989–present), American rapper

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780192527479
    .
  2. ^ Douglas, Carstairs; Barclay, Thomas (1873). Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy: with the principal variations of the Chang-Chew and Chin-Chew dialects. London: Trübner. p. 493 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ISBN 9789710305094
    .
  4. ISBN 9789813205970
    .
  5. ^ Douglas & Barclay 1873, p. 490
  6. ^ Luo 2012, p. 240
  7. OCLC 46364852
    .
  8. ^ Douglas & Barclay 1873, p. 491
  9. ^ Fielde, Adele M. (1883). "戴". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 535. Additionally see "戴". mogher.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ^ Luo 2012, p. 242
  11. ISBN 7218001955
    .
  12. ^ Hanks, Coates & McClure 2016, p. 2637
  13. ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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