Guest Surname

15,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Guest Surname Definition:

(English) Stranger, Guest; Enemy [Old English giest]

Guest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England13,5671:4,107552
United States12,5801:28,8123,573
Australia3,7731:7,1551,052
Canada2,6471:13,9202,049
Wales5451:5,678632
France5041:131,79120,133
South Africa4751:114,05813,683
New Zealand4521:10,0181,743
Scotland2461:21,7632,493
Ireland1931:24,3992,340
Northern Ireland1421:12,9931,875
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Iran971:791,57239,767
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
India721:10,653,686201,049
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Spain591:792,40732,853
Isle of Man481:1,788335
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Norway261:197,78022,769
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Guernsey221:2,929767
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Belize51:71,0952,977
China51:273,464,31313,838
Egypt51:18,387,15162,330
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Montserrat11:4,947471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Niue11:1,614145
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,3041:3,867548
Wales711:22,0901,271
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5921:31,5443,800

Guest (337) may also be a first name.

Guest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Stranger, Guest; Enemy [Old English giest]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The accepted stranger, a newcomer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gest, an Anglo-Saxon name occurring in Domesd. and before, and signifying hospes.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Guest was near Caen, Normandy. This family settled in Salop at the Conquest, and held Lega from the De Dunstanvilles. In 1150 Alan de D. granted the lands of Alric de Lega to Wembridge Priory (Eyton, Salop, ii. 273). Tho­mas de Lega, his son, occurs 1180 (314); Walter and Leonard, his sons, 1194—1230; Henry, son of Leonard, 1240 (315). Roger de Lega, or Guest, brother of the latter, had Thomas, who gave lands to Wembridge Priory (Eyton, Salop, ii, 313). In 1295 Adam Gest was assessor of parliamentary aids in Salop (Parliamentary Writs). From this Norman race descended Bishop Guest, one of the Reformers, and the eminent manufacturer, Sir John Guest.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Guest; from the Dutch, Gest; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Guest: Guest was the name of the rector of Churchill at the commencement of last century (N.). The Guests, of Dowlais, Glamorganshire, came from Shropshire in the middle of last century (Lodge's "Baronetage").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Guest Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guest Come From? nationality or country of origin

Guest is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,397th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 201,291 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Guest reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guest is also the 476,238th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 337 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 13,567 people, or 1 in 4,107. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 17 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 107 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Guest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guest has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 768 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guest surname are 14.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guest earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.84% more than the national average, earning 483,963 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning R 281,064 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueste9126/
Guests914/
Gouest914/
Gueist913/
Guesst910/
Guestt910/
Guet898,403/
Gest893,345/
Gues89540/
Goueste838/
Gueists831/
Gueiste831/
Guesh8013,878/
Guess8010,998/
Quest803,592/
Guese801,705/
Guete801,534/
Guist801,230/
Geyst801,031/
Geest80911/
Gueit80801/
Gueth80547/
Geste80322/
Giest80292/
Kuest80182/
Guetz80157/
Guett8084/
Gueis8081/
Gueas8065/
Ghest8034/
Gueds8031/
Guets8031/
Guees8010/
Guesp806/
Cuest806/
Gvest804/
Gests804/
Gehst804/
Guyst802/
Guedt802/
Gejst802/
Guejt802/
Guesz801/
Gueet801/
Geszt801/
Gueys801/
Gesht801/
Gbest801/
Qguet801/
Gesst800/
Gestt800/
Gestz800/
Guesd800/
Get755,388/
Ges751,393/
Guette735,297/
Queste73654/
Gueits73559/
Guiste73463/
Gueths73341/
Guesse73298/
Guetse73135/
Guethe7396/
Gueyte7389/
Gueiss7386/
Gueate7322/
Gueitz7318/
Guetts7318/
Gueitt737/
Gheist735/
Guethz735/
Cueste735/
Gueshe735/
Geszte734/
Ghuist733/
Couest732/
Gheste732/
Ghesht732/
Guetch732/
Guheet731/
Guisst731/
Gheest731/
Queist731/
Quiest731/
Gueyth731/
Kuesth731/
Guesch731/
Guehte731/
Gueite731/
Kguese731/
Kguete731/
Gueash731/
Guedds731/
Gueith731/
Gieste731/
Geiest730/
Gueese730/
Ghiest730/
Gueise730/
Guistt730/
Gete67110,230/
Guei6753,398/
Nget6753,371/
Gist678,460/
Gies677,408/
Guye675,193/
Guey674,965/
Gess674,447/
Guit673,361/
Guez673,089/
Gueh672,705/
Geet672,360/
Giet671,864/
Gets671,544/
Nges671,511/
Gese671,238/
Guea671,202/
Geys671,108/
Guer67981/
Guyt67871/
Gees67832/
Guis67822/
Ghet67541/
Gett67456/
Geyt67391/
Guys67270/
Gesh67240/
Geth67215/
Guetche67166/
Guee67111/
Gesp67102/
Gued6762/
Geht6753/
Gehs6738/
Gujt6731/
Ghes6728/
Geds6720/
Coueste6719/
Gesd6718/
Gueï6716/
Guep678/
Gesz676/
Gejt674/
Geebest673/
Gueitte673/
Gões673/
Gejs673/
Gestova672/
Gezt672/
Gueytte672/
Kges672/
Guisthe671/
Goueztz671/
Cueshte671/
Guesche671/
Gueß671/
Gueî671/
Gueasse671/
Gueesse671/
Gueette671/
Gueisse671/
Gäst671/
Qget671/
Gesj671/
Gujs671/
Guetsch670/

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