Goy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 73
Agricultural Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 6
Farmer 6
Farm Servant 5
General Labourer 4
Living On Own Means 4
Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Dress Maker 3
General Servant 3
Coal Miner 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Tram Car Driver 2
Brick Layer's Labourer 2
Cattle Dealer 2
Cigar Maker 2
Farmer's Son 2
House Keeper 2
Railway Shunter 2
Retired Farmer 2
Wheel Wright 2
Laundress Wash 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Assistant 1

Goy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Guy 67% 41,997
2 Gay 67% 31,655
3 Goy 100% 3,073
4 Gaye 50% 823
5 Gye 33% 636
6 Geay 50% 199
7 Gey 67% 184
8 Guay 50% 138

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The surname Goy is the 3rd most popular variant of Guy.

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