Ceesay
Ceesay is a common Gambian surname of Mandinka origin. As well as the family name Touray, it originally indicated the descent of its bearer from a Marabout, a West African Muslim teacher.
Notable people with the name Ceesay include:
- Ali Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Assan Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Babou Ceesay, English actor
- Hassoum Ceesay, Gambian historian
- Jatto Ceesay, former Gambian footballer
- Kebba Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Madi Ceesay, Gambian journalist
- Momodou Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Momodou Ceesay , Gambian artist and writer
- Saffie Lowe Ceesay, Gambian politician and civil servant
- Yankuba Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Alhaji Yaya Ceesay, Gambian politician and former cabinet minister during the first republic.
