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
Scholar 16
Scholar At Home 3
House Servant 2
Independant 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Nurse Maid 1
Police Officer 1
Annuitant 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Cooper 1
Daughter 1
Director Of Station Opera 1
Errand Boy 1
General Commercial Agent 1
Joiner 1
Labourer 1
Late Proprietor Of Vauxhall Gardens Retired 1
Laundress 1
Manager 1
Parliamentry Book Seller 1
Politocal Writer 1
Professor Music 1
Tailor 1
Waistcoat Tea Dealer 1
Wife 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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