Guinnes Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Guinnes Surname Definition:
“McGee’s Island” (McGeeinnis) in Gaelic.
Guinnes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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.
Guinnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guinnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guinnes is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Guinnes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Guinnes reside; 25 percent reside in Northern Europe and 25 percent reside in British Isles. Guinnes is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name globally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Guinnes is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Guinnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Guinnes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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