Guffee Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Guffee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Govy.' This curious surname in the London Directory would seem to defy elucidation, and yet we have evidence of its established position in the 13th century in the neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire I furnish a few instances.

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Guffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Guffee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Govy.' This curious surname in the London Directory would seem to defy elucidation, and yet we have evidence of its established position in the 13th century in the neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire I furnish a few instances.

Bartelot Govi, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustin Govi, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Eusebius Govy, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Govy, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1665. Married — George Guffie and Christibala Baizley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Guffee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guffee is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guffee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guffee are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Guffee is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 25 percent live, Tennessee, where 20 percent live and South Carolina, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in China, where 0 percent live.

Guffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guffee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guffee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guffee surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52% being registered with the party.

Guffee earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,886 USD per year.

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