# Guthrie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guthrie/  
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 or Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 31,956 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,095 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,662 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (31,530 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʌθɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Of various origins, including: *An anglicization of Irish gaothair; *An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or *An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guthrie 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guthrie in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Guthrie

- Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
- Arlo Guthrie, American folk singer
- Savannah Guthrie, American journalist and attorney (born 1971)
- Janet Guthrie, American racing driver
- Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter
- A. B. Guthrie Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian (1901-1991)
- James Guthrie, American politician and businessman (1792–1869)
- Brett Guthrie, American politician
- W. K. C. Guthrie, British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981)
- Samuel Guthrie, American physician
- Edwin Ray Guthrie, American psychologist (1886–1959)
- Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, Army officer (1938–2025)

## Similar surnames

Gauthier, Gautier, Guidry, Gaither, Geter, Goodyear, Gaudreau, Gautreau, Goudreau, Goodrow, Gaiter, Getter.

## 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.