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The surname Guptill

A surname, carried by 1,290 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G134

Guptill: #20,553 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Guptill #20,553, 1,290 people Guptill: #20,553 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Guptill #20,553, 1,290 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guptill is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,290 people named Guptill in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,245.

#20,553
rank among US surnames
1,290
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+3.6%
change since 2000 (was #19,953)

Who is named Guptill

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

97% of people named Guptill identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 97%
  • Two or more races 1.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Guptill come from?
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.
How common is the surname Guptill?
1,290 people in the United States had the surname Guptill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. It ranked 20,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guptill?
In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Guptill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as two or more races.
Is the surname Guptill getting more or less common?
More common. 1,245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,290 in 2010, up 3.6%.