Guy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Guy Name Meaning: May have originally been occuaptional for a guide. Gui 'to guide'.

This name is of French origin.A guide was an important role as maps,signposts or marker stones that existed were not to be trusted,due to them surviving the Roman period.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Guy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Guy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 497
Agricultural Labourer 132
House Servant 74
At Home 73
Labourer 63
Coal Miner 44
Servant 35
Dress Maker 35
Farm Labourer 24
Laundress 23
House Keeper 21
Pauper 20
Blacksmith 17
Annuitant 17
Gardener 15
Tailor 15
Cook 15
Lead Miner 14
Miner 13
Carpenter 12
Farmers Son 10
Ag Labourer 10
Glover 9
Shoe Maker 9
Stone Miner 9

Guy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Guy 100% 41,997
2 Gay 67% 31,655
3 Goy 67% 3,073
4 Gaye 50% 823
5 Gye 33% 636
6 Geay 50% 199
7 Gey 67% 184
8 Guay 75% 138

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The surname Guy is the most popular version of all its varients

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