# Guptill (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guptill/  
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) | 1,290 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,553 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 239,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (1,245 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Scottish in origin, now found most in New Zealand and the United States. Altered form of Gubtail. Meaning "fox" according to some naming dictionaries. Variants include Gubtel, Guptail, Guptel, Guptell, Guptil.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guptill 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) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## 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.