Guise Surname
Approximately 4,626 people bear this surname
Guise Surname Definition:
1 belonging to Guise (Dept. Aisne, France) 2 Guy’s (Son): v. Guy.
Guise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,020 | 1:179,435 | 17,943 |
| England | 812 | 1:68,618 | 7,931 |
| France | 378 | 1:175,721 | 27,351 |
| New Zealand | 295 | 1:15,350 | 2,671 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 177 | 1:46,066 | 5,702 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 419 | 1:58,175 | 6,851 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 548 | 1:91,640 | 9,416 |
The alternate forms: Guisé (1) are calculated separately.
Guise (179) may also be a first name.
Guise Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 belonging to Guise (Dept. Aisne, France) 2 Guy’s (Son): v. Guy.
A district in the east of France.
Erom Guise, a comm, and town of France, dep. Aisne, probably deriving its name from its situation on the Ouse, found anciently written Gusia and Gusgia.
Or Gouiz. See Cust. In 1165 Richard de Guiz held five knights’ fees in Gloucester from the Earl of Gloucester (Lib. Niger). In 1203 Robert de Gouvis also held five fees of the honour of Gloucester, for which fees the service was performed in Normandy (Rot. Canc. 57). This Robert de G. is frequently mentioned t. John, in Bedford, Cambridge, &c. (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Hardy (Rot. Claus. &c.); and a manor was styled Apsley Guiz or Guise after the family. About 1300 Sir John de Gyse, Bucks, bore gules, six mascles vair, a quarter or, being nearly those borne by the baronets Guise of Gloucestershire. The original arms of Gouiz were vair.
Guise Demographics
Average Male Guise Height
179 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Guise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guise Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guise (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﻲ, Marathi: गुईसे) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Guisé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guise? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,969th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,575,345 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Guise are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 681,368th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 179 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,020 people, or 1 in 179,435. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 5 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Guise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Guise has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guise surname grew 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Guise Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Guise are 14.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Guise earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.39% less than the national average, earning R 113,136 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning $62,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guise Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guise in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺴﻲ | kysy | - |
| Guise in the Marathi language | ||
| गुईसे | gu'ise | - |
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Guise Reference & Research
Guise-Guice DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Guise-Guice FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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