Guishard Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Guishard Surname Definition:

GUISCHARD, GUISCARD: (Norwegian.) A wily or crafty man, a shifter.

Guishard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Saint Kitts and Nevis491:1,127212
England381:1,466,26563,675
British Virgin Islands371:854138
United States Virgin Islands271:4,088658
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Bermuda191:3,436515
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Wales121:257,87814,969
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Anguilla81:1,680152
France31:22,140,907385,998
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Guishard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GUISCHARD, GUISCARD: (Norwegian.) A wily or crafty man, a shifter.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Guishard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guishard is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Guishard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guishard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,057th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Guishard live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States Guishard is mostly found in: New York, where 40 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where 10 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Guishard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guishard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guishard surname increased 23,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guishard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guishard last name are 29.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guishard earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $47,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning $69,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guischard94164/
Guisard93293/
Gishard9325/
Guishar932/
Guichard8826,540/
Guissard88426/
Gischard8829/
Guisar86128/
Gisard8611/
Gishar8611/
Guichards822/
Guicharrd821/
Guichaard820/
Guizard80759/
Guichar8069/
Gichard8038/
Guissar8010/
Ngishar805/
Gishare802/
Gisgard802/
Goisard801/
Kuisard801/
Geshard801/
Gujshar801/
Ghisard801/
Gissard801/
Cuisard801/
Guesard800/
Guisart800/
Gisar7779/
Cuissard75597/
Guichart75192/
Guissart75171/
Guessard75115/
Guychard7586/
Quisgard7533/
Guisarre7531/
Guiciard7524/
Gaissard7514/
Guizzard756/
Guichare753/
Guissarr751/
Ghichard751/
Cuichard751/
Gûichard751/
Guechard751/
Giszzard751/
Gieshart751/
Geshardt751/
Quiszard751/
Goichard750/
Geschard750/
Gizard71638/
Ghisar7173/
Quaissard7131/
Gisare7120/
Gisharova7119/
Geschardt7113/
Quisgaard7112/
Gissar718/
Gaisar716/
Giesar715/
Guicharte714/
Guísar713/
Gichar713/
Goisar711/
Gisord711/
Guesar711/
Guissaire711/
Gisart711/
Ngisar711/
Guisor710/
Gehshardt710/
Guessar67994/
Ghisare67383/
Gheisar6735/
Guezard6732/
Gizzard6715/
Guixart6715/
Gissord6713/
Ghaisar6710/
Gissart679/
Guechar675/
Gichare675/
Guizart673/
Gaissar672/
Guiciar671/
Goixard671/
Guisour671/
Guissor671/
Quesard671/
Guesart671/
Geshart670/
Gessard670/
Quisart670/

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