Gest Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gest Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gest family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 18
Agricultural Labourer 3
Copper Miner 3
Labourer 2
Gloverness 2
Man Servant 2
Tin Maker 1
Widowing Copper Miner 1
House Maid 1
Cord Wainer 1
Domestic Servant 1
Formerly Labourer Wife 1
Mariner's Wife 1
Mason 1
Needle Woman 1
Nurse Domestic Servant 1
Tailor 1
Masons Labourer 1
Coal Dealer 1
Town Carter 1
House Keeper 1
Laundress 1
Seaman 1
Groom 1
Agriculture Laborer 1

Gest Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Guest 80% 44,798
2 August 50% 1,733
3 Gest 100% 679
4 Gust 75% 619
5 Gast 75% 600
6 Gist 75% 550
7 Guist 60% 369
8 Guiest 67% 241
9 Gost 75% 225
10 Jest 75% 183
11 Augusta 43% 147
12 Geast 80% 112

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The surname Gest is the 3rd most popular variant of Guest.

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