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
Scholar 811
Agricultural Labourer 109
Labourer 92
Coal Miner 74
Domestic Servant 39
General Servant 37
Dress Maker 35
Laundress 34
Gardener 30
Annuitant 26
Servant 26
Blacksmith 23
Dressmaker 23
Carpenter 22
Miner 21
House Keeper 21
Farm Labourer 17
No Occupation 15
Cook 15
Errand Boy 15
Farmers Son 15
Charwoman 13
Tailor 13
Carter 13
Stone Miner 12

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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