Guinnes Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Guinnes Surname Definition:

“McGee’s Island” (McGeeinnis) in Gaelic.

Guinnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Guinnes (19) may also be a first name.

Guinnes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“McGee’s Island” (McGeeinnis) in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Guinnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guinnes is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Guinnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Guinnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Guinnes live; 25 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in British Isles. Guinnes is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 50 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 50 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Guinnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guinnes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Guinnes surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guinness931,161/
Guinne9216/
Ginnes9214/
Guinney8668/
Guingne8665/
Guinnee8653/
Guennes8635/
Guinner8625/
Ginness8623/
Quinnes866/
Guinnet863/
Gwinnes860/
Guinned860/
Ginne83931/
Gnnes830/
Gcquinness821/
Quinnies8027/
Guenness803/
Guinnett801/
Guinnish801/
Guinniss800/
Ginnis77407/
Guenne77369/
Ginner77332/
Ginney77236/
Gimnes77138/
Gennes77102/
Guinni7725/
Ginnea777/
Ginnie775/
Guinny773/
Ginnet772/
Günnes772/
Ginneh771/
Gienne771/
Gingne771/
Ginnez771/
Ginnee770/
Gynnes770/
Gnes73364/
Gnne731/
Ginnett71282/
Guinnip71232/
Guingni71134/
Quinnez71123/
Gennies71117/
Ginnish7187/
Gimness7160/
Genness7122/
Guinnoy7118/
Guennet7117/
Guengne7115/
Guennez7112/
Guinnay718/
Quiñnes717/
Qunnies717/
Cginnis715/
Qunneis714/
Guenner714/
Quinnis712/
Ghennes712/
Quinnec712/
Guenned712/
Gennest711/
Ginnise711/
Gwynnes711/
Guenneh711/
Guimgne711/
Giennie711/
Genneus711/
Ghinnis711/
Guennis711/
Gwennes710/
Gennese710/
Ginni673,156/
Genne67668/
Ginna67406/
Gneis6778/
Gynne6761/
Gnest6757/
Gness6749/
Ginny6742/
Ågnes6742/
Guhennec6739/
Gnesh6733/
Gönne6733/
Gnese6726/
Gneus6719/
Gngne6718/
Gennesse678/
Gnnie678/
Gennetts677/
Ncginnis673/
Quionnez672/
Qunes672/
Gûnes672/
Quinnice671/
Gnner671/
Hgnes671/
Ngnne671/
Guennech671/
Gnees671/
Ginnhead670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guinnes
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