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 14
Nurse Maid 2
Grocer Daughter 2
Green Grocer 1
Agricultural Laborer 1
Farmer Of 20 Acres 1
Farmers Daur 1
Farmers Wife 1
Joiners Apprentice 1
Servant 1
Arteficial Fle? 1
Assistant 1
Commission Agent 1
Labourer Dock 1
Laundress 1
Lint Maker 1
Needle Women 1
Water Man's Apprentice 1
House Servant 1
Coach Smith 1
Bar House Keeper & Grocer 1
Grocer Wife 1
Porter Man 1
School Mistress Assistant 1
Retired From The Business 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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