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    The surname Guinness

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 157 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡɪnɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex G520

    Guinness: #111,988 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Guinness #111,988, 157 people Guinness: #111,988 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Guinness #111,988, 157 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guinness is more common than 31% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).

    Guinness 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 157 people named Guinness in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,966,532 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 117.

    #111,988
    rank among US surnames
    157
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.2%
    change since 2000 (was #133,114)

    Who is named Guinness

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

    94% of people named Guinness identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Guinnesss

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alec Guinness
      British actor (1914–2000)
    • Daphne Guinness
      British and Irish artist and personality, born 1967
    • Peter Guinness
      British actor, born 1950
    • Os Guinness
      American writer, born 1941

    Notable Guinnesss come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and Ireland (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Guinness

    Guinness has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Guinness come from?
    An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).
    How common is the surname Guinness?
    157 people in the United States had the surname Guinness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,966,532 Americans. It ranked 111,988th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Guinness?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Guinness identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Guinness?
    Alec Guinness, British actor (1914–2000), followed by Daphne Guinness.
    Where is the surname Guinness most common?
    Wikidata records people named Guinness in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Guinness?
    Guinness is /ˈɡɪnɪs/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Guinness?
    Guinness is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Guinness getting more or less common?
    More common. 117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 157 in 2010, up 34%.