How common is the surname Guffey?

7,307 people in the United States had the surname Guffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,253 Americans. It ranked 4,828th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Guffey?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Guffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Guffey?

Burnett Guffey, American cinematographer (1905-1983), followed by Joseph F. Guffey.

Where is the surname Guffey most common?

Wikidata records people named Guffey in the United States.

Is the surname Guffey getting more or less common?

More common. 6,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,307 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Guffey

A surname, carried by 7,307 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guffey is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,307 people named Guffey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,253 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,995.

#4,828

rank among US surnames

7,307

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,635)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,819	Bristow	7,323	42,161
#4,820	Zamarripa	7,322	42,167
#4,822	Mulder	7,317	42,196
#4,823	Garris	7,316	42,201
#4,825	Johnstone	7,313	42,219
#4,826	Bosch	7,312	42,224
#4,827	Thornburg	7,309	42,242

Who is named Guffey

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

95% of people named Guffey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Guffeys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Burnett Guffey
American cinematographer (1905-1983)
Joseph F. Guffey
American politician (1870–1959)

Questions

How common is the surname Guffey?: 7,307 people in the United States had the surname Guffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,253 Americans. It ranked 4,828th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guffey?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Guffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Guffey?: Burnett Guffey, American cinematographer (1905-1983), followed by Joseph F. Guffey.
Where is the surname Guffey most common?: Wikidata records people named Guffey in the United States.
Is the surname Guffey getting more or less common?: More common. 6,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,307 in 2010, up 4.5%.