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 849
Coal Miner 124
Agricultural Labourer 89
General Labourer 76
Dress Maker 48
Farmer 47
Domestic Servant 37
Living On Her Own Means 30
Living On Own Means 28
General Servant 27
Labourer 26
Farm Labourer 25
Laundress 25
Farm Servant 19
Carpenter 19
House Keeper 19
Cotton Weaver 19
General Servant Domestic 18
Dressmaker 17
Gardener 16
Tailor 15
Clerk 14
General Domestic Servant 14
Carter 14
Farmers Son 13

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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