Ceesay is a common

Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

n surname of

Mandinka Mandinka, Mandika, Mandinkha, Mandinko, or Mandingo may refer to: Media * ''Mandingo'' (novel), a bestselling novel published in 1957 * ''Mandingo'' (film), a 1975 film based on the eponymous 1957 novel * ''Mandingo (play)'', a play by Jack Kir ...

origin. As well as the family name

Touray Touray is a common Gambian surname of Mandinka people, Mandinka origin. As well as the family name Ceesay, it originally indicated the descent of its bearer from a Marabout, a West African Islamic dignitary. Notable people with the name ''Touray'' ...

, it originally indicated the descent of its bearer from a

Marabout A marabout ( ar, مُرابِط, murābiṭ, lit=one who is attached/garrisoned) is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Saha ...

, a

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...

n Muslim teacher.
Notable people with the name ''Ceesay'' include: *

Ali Ceesay Ali Ceesay (born 10 October 1992) is a Gambian football defender, who last played for Skonto Rīga in the Latvian Higher League. Club career MŠK Žilina Ali Ceesay started his football career playing for Samger. Ceesay transferred to Žilina ...

(born 1992), Gambian footballer *

Assan Ceesay Assan Torrez Ceesay (born 17 March 1994) is a Gambian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club U.S. Lecce, Lecce and the Gambia national football team, Gambia national team. C ...

(born 1994), Gambian footballer *

Babou Ceesay Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 1979) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Guerrilla'' and ''Rogue One''. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education C ...

(born 1979), English actor *

Hassoum Ceesay Hassoum Ceesay (born 1971) is a Gambian historian, writer and museum curator at the Gambia National Museum. He is one of the most prolific Gambian historians. Life Hassoum Ceesay attended Armitage High School, and Fourah Bay College, Univers ...

(born 1971), Gambian historian *

Jatto Ceesay Jatto Ceesay (born 16 November 1974) is a Gambian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Banjul, Ceesay started to play football as a small boy with the Gambian team Wallidan Sens. As a young boy he left to go to ...

(born 1974), former Gambian footballer *

Kebba Ceesay Kebba Ceesay (born 14 November 1987) is a Gambian former footballer who played as a defender. He also holds Swedish nationality. Career Ceesay joined Djurgården from IK Brage at the start of the 2007 season, and made his Allsvenskan debut ...

(born 1987), Gambian footballer *

Madi Ceesay Madi Ceesay is a Gambian journalist. He served as president of the Gambia Press Union, and was imprisoned and harassed for his journalistic work. According to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Ceesay's work has provided critic ...

(born 19??), Gambian journalist *

Momodou Ceesay Momodou Ceesay (born 24 December 1988) is a Gambian football striker who last played for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar and the Gambia national football team. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game. Cl ...

(born 1988), Gambian footballer *

Momodou Ceesay (artist) Momodou Ceesay (born 1945 in Banjul, Gambia) is an artist and author. Early life Ceesay's early education was in Banjul, followed by scholarships and academic studies at Suffield Academy and Wesleyan University, Connecticut (USA). In 1970, he rec ...

(born 1945), Gambian artist and writer *

Saffie Lowe Ceesay Saffie Lowe Ceesay is a Gambian politician and civil servant who was the Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Adama Barrow's cabinet. Career Ceesay worked in the Personnel Management Office (PMO) and was a senior personnel officer there in ...

(born 19??), Gambian politician and civil servant *

Yankuba Ceesay Yankuba Ceesay (born June 26, 1984), also known as Maal, is a Gambian footballer (midfielder), who plays in Finnish Kakkonen for Kokkolan Palloveikot. Club career When Ceesay joined Alianza Atlético of Peru, he became the first Gambian to play ...

(born 1984), Gambian footballer * Alhaji Yaya Ceesay (born 19??), Gambian politician and former cabinet minister during the first republic (1965–1994).

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Gambian surnames {{surname, Ceesay Mandinka surnames