Guyer Surname

64,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Guyer Surname Definition:

A French form of the Old Teutonic Wigher(i [Old Saxon, O.H.Ger., Old English, Old Norse wíg, war, battle + Old Saxon, O.H.Ger. heri = Old English here = Old Norse herr, army]

Guyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8321:53,0536,370
Switzerland4051:20,2793,265
Australia2401:112,48212,520
England901:619,09036,665
Israel691:124,02413,566
Canada591:624,50251,218
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2791:39,2644,635

Guyer (23) may also be a first name.

Guyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A French form of the Old Teutonic Wigher(i [Old Saxon, O.H.Ger., Old English, Old Norse wíg, war, battle + Old Saxon, O.H.Ger. heri = Old English here = Old Norse herr, army]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old English guyour, a guider or leader. Piers Ploughman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Guyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guyer is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,151st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 933,942 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Guyer are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Guyer is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,832 people, or 1 in 53,053. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Guyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guyer surname increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guyer last name are 22.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guyer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guyear9149/
Guyher9121/
Guyere9117/
Hguyer911/
Guye895,193/
Guyet801,227/
Guier80797/
Guyez8092/
Gyerő8058/
Guyeu8049/
Guyes8038/
Guyep809/
Guyeh808/
Gyier805/
Gyert804/
Gyeer803/
Guyir801/
Ghyer801/
Guyed801/
Gyerr801/
Guyee800/
Guyett731,222/
Guiher73356/
Gujjer73333/
Nguyeh73240/
Gaiyer7383/
Guiere7369/
Gueyje7317/
Nguyea7315/
Guyire738/
Gueyie736/
Goiyer735/
Gyerdt734/
Gayyer733/
Goyjer732/
Gayier732/
Guehir731/
Gueyye731/
Guiert731/
Guiyre730/
Guie675,026/
Gouhier671,422/
Geir67451/
Geuy67119/
Guyi6743/
Gäer6736/
Gjer6723/
Guierre6718/
Guyy679/
Gyerova679/
Gyeh676/
Guyé675/
Gyey674/
Guierrz673/
Gyie672/
Gyir671/
Gyhe671/
Gujjeer671/
Guyetts671/
Ghye671/
Giyr671/
Goyoeyr671/
Gaiyere671/
Gyej671/
Gjuy671/
Gjye671/
Geyhert670/

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Guyer Reference & Research

Guy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Guy 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guyer
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