# Guggenheim (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guggenheim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 506 |
| US rank (2010) | 42,790 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 610,169 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.2% (512 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Jewish surname, from Gougenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim in Hesse. The first element could be from the Germanic personal name Gogo(n); the second element is from Old High German heim (“home”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guggenheim in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guggenheim in the United States.

## People named Guggenheim

- Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite (1898–1979)
- Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (1865–1912)
- Meyer Guggenheim, American businessperson (1828–1905)
- Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and museum founder (1861-1949)
- Simon Guggenheim, American businessman and politician (1867–1941)
- Davis Guggenheim, American filmmaker
- Daniel Guggenheim, American mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930)
- Charles Guggenheim, American film director and producer (1924-2002)
- Patty Guggenheim, American model and actress

## Similar surnames

Guzman, Gagnon, Gusman, Gossman, Gassman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.