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
Living On Own Means 85
General Labourer 75
Coal Miner Hewer 54
General Servant Domestic 50
Dress Maker 44
Farmer 44
Scholar 41
Cook Domestic 33
Domestic Servant 27
Carpenter 25
Cotton Weaver 24
Coal Miner C Hewer 23
Housemaid Domestic 22
Agricultural Labourer 22
Gardener Domestic 20
Blacksmith 19
House Maid Domestic 19
Gardener 18
Laundress Wash 18
Dressmaker 17
Coal Hewer 15
Coal Miner 15
Attending School 15
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 15
House Keeper Domestic 14

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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