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 1,221
Coal Miner 163
Agricultural Labourer 106
Domestic Servant 72
Dress Maker 71
Labourer 62
General Labourer 54
General Servant 43
General Servant Domestic 32
Carpenter 31
Farm Labourer 31
Laundress 29
Annuitant 27
Tailor 22
House Keeper 21
Carter 19
No Occupation 18
Farm Servant Indoor 18
Servant 17
Cotton Weaver 17
Gardener 17
Farmers Daughter 17
Shoe Maker 16
Servant Domestic 15
Farmers Son 15

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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