How common is the surname Guiney?

682 people in the United States had the surname Guiney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 452,706 Americans. It ranked 33,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Guiney?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Guiney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Guiney?

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

Where is the surname Guiney most common?

Wikidata records people named Guiney in the United States.

How do you pronounce Guiney?

Guiney is /ˈɡɪni/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Guiney getting more or less common?

Less common. 853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 682 in 2010, down 20%.

The surname Guiney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 682 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɪni/ 2 syllables Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guiney is more common than 79.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Guiney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 682 people named Guiney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 452,706 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 853.

#33,450

rank among US surnames

682

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-20%

change since 2000 (was #26,807)

Who is named Guiney

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

96% of people named Guiney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Guineys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louise Imogen Guiney
American writer (1861-1920)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Guiney

Guiney has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Guiney come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).
How common is the surname Guiney?: 682 people in the United States had the surname Guiney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 452,706 Americans. It ranked 33,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guiney?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Guiney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Guiney?: Louise Imogen Guiney, American writer (1861-1920).
Where is the surname Guiney most common?: Wikidata records people named Guiney in the United States.
How do you pronounce Guiney?: Guiney is /ˈɡɪni/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Guiney?: Guiney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Guiney getting more or less common?: Less common. 853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 682 in 2010, down 20%.