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
School 909
Coal Miner Hewer 94
Farm Labourer 79
Private Means 62
General Servant (domestic) 59
Dressmaker 49
Labourer 44
Farmer 43
Domestic Servant 42
None 41
General Labourer 39
Scholar 30
At Home 28
General Servant Domestic 27
Clerk 26
At School 24
Shop Assistant 23
Carter 23
Housekeeper 22
Domestic 21
Coal Miner (hewer) 21
Bricklayer 20
Carpenter 20
House Painter 20
Cotton Weaver 19

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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