Guffey Surname

57,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,873 people bear this surname

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

Guffey 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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Guffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8371:41,0165,033
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

Guffey (20) may also be a first name.

Guffey 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

For Mac Guffie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Guffey Last Name Facts

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

Guffey occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guffey? popularity and diffusion

Guffey is the 57,081st most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 821,317 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Guffey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guffey is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,837 people, or 1 in 41,016. In The United States Guffey is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Tennessee, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Guffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guffey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guffey surname are 23.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Guffey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $39,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning $40,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gouffey921/
Guffy91723/
Guffe913/
Gufey912/
Uffey911/
Giffey83357/
Gouffe83329/
Guffie83285/
Huffey83235/
Guffee83228/
Guffei8342/
Guffer8321/
Gauffe837/
Gufeye834/
Guffet831/
Gufeya831/
Guffuy831/
Goufey831/
Guffoy830/
Gufe8033/
Uffe8023/
Uffy805/
Ufey802/
Gufy802/
Gauffer7717/
Ngouffe7716/
Gouffet7714/
Gouffer777/
Guffeth772/
Houffey771/
Guthffe771/
Gouffes771/
Gouffie771/
Ghuffer771/
Guffett770/
Uffer73356/
Guffi73224/
Ouffy73138/
Gufer7394/
Giffe7369/
Guffa7353/
Huffy7353/
Uffie7316/
Uffeh7316/
Huffe7312/
Gaufe7311/
Goufe7310/
Ouffe7310/
Gaufy738/
Giffy736/
Utfey732/
Ngufe732/
Auffy731/
Gufye731/
Ngufy731/
Gufue731/
Hufey730/
Ncguffee711/
Huffer674,006/
Hauffe672,021/
Ufe671,689/
Gouffi67772/
Gouffa67407/
Ngaufe67274/
Auffet6743/
Gaufer6742/
Giffei6738/
Giffee6730/
Ngoufe6730/
Huffee6722/
Ufy6722/
Gauffa6712/
Ghusfy6711/
Gaufet6710/
Gouffé6710/
Gufych676/
Giffie675/
Guffas675/
Huffed672/
Guffui672/
Gufiyo672/
Gufiya672/
Ngufeh672/
Auffay672/
Ouffer671/
Huffie671/
Houfey671/
Hauffy671/
Oufeye671/
Ouffet671/
Ghufeh671/
Ghufer671/
Ghuffa671/
Auffer671/
Huffet671/
Guffaz671/
Auffes671/
Auffiy671/
Goufei671/
Huuffy671/
Auffie670/
Goufer670/

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