Gye Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gye Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gye family

Profession Census Frequency
Assistant 2
Male Servant 2
Clerk 2
Saddler 2
Laundress 1
Pupil 1
Female Servant 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Cooper 1
Independent 1
Journeyman 1
Oil Merchant 1
Printer 1
Tailor Apprentice 1
Tea Dealer 1
Work In Garden 1
Boat Man 1
Carpenter's Apprentice 1
Coal Merchant 1

Gye Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Guy 33% 41,997
2 Gay 33% 31,655
3 Goy 33% 3,073
4 Gaye 75% 823
5 Gye 100% 636
6 Geay 25% 199
7 Gey 33% 184
8 Guay 25% 138

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The surname Gye is the 5th most popular variant of Guy.

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