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 surname Guinnes occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guinnes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Guinnes is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Guinnes reside; 25 percent reside in Northern Europe and 25 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 50 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 50 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Guinnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guinnes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 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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