How common is the surname Guest?

9,483 people in the United States had the surname Guest in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,558 Americans. It ranked 3,737th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Guest?

Christopher Guest, British-American screenwriter, comedian, musician, director, and actor (born 1948), followed by Irene Guest.

Where is the surname Guest most common?

Wikidata records people named Guest in the United States.

Is the surname Guest getting more or less common?

More common. 9,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,483 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Guest

A surname, carried by 9,483 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guest is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,483 people named Guest in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,558 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,309.

#3,737

rank among US surnames

9,483

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,512)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,729	Findley	9,505	32,482
#3,730	Holtz	9,502	32,493
#3,731	Glynn	9,501	32,496
#3,732	Scroggins	9,495	32,517
#3,733	Packard	9,494	32,520
#3,734	Antoine	9,493	32,523
#3,735	Wicks	9,489	32,537

Who is named Guest

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Guest identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Guests

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Guest
British-American screenwriter, comedian, musician, director, and actor (born 1948)
Irene Guest
American swimmer, 1900–1970
Lance Guest
American film and television actor, born 1960
Nicholas Guest
American actor, born 1951
Michael Guest
American attorney and politician, born 1970
Edgar Guest
American writer and poet (1881-1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Guest

Guest has the Soundex code G230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G230.

Questions

How common is the surname Guest?: 9,483 people in the United States had the surname Guest in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,558 Americans. It ranked 3,737th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guest?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Guest identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Guest?: Christopher Guest, British-American screenwriter, comedian, musician, director, and actor (born 1948), followed by Irene Guest.
Where is the surname Guest most common?: Wikidata records people named Guest in the United States.
Is the surname Guest getting more or less common?: More common. 9,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,483 in 2010, up 1.9%.