# Guiney (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 682 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,450 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 452,706 people |
| Change since 2000 | -20.0% (853 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɪni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guiney 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) | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guiney in the United States.

## People named Guiney

- Louise Imogen Guiney, American writer (1861-1920)

## Similar surnames

Guinn, Gainey, Guin, Ganey, Gouin, Guion, Gin, Gunn, Gann, Gaona, Ginn, Guan.

## 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.