How common is the surname Guyton?

8,191 people in the United States had the surname Guyton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,693 Americans. It ranked 4,337th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Guyton?

Arthur Guyton, American physiologist (1919–2003), followed by Walter Guyton Cady.

Where is the surname Guyton most common?

Wikidata records people named Guyton in the United States.

Is the surname Guyton getting more or less common?

More common. 7,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,191 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Guyton

A surname, carried by 8,191 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guyton is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,191 people named Guyton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,693 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,634.

#4,337

rank among US surnames

8,191

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,298)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,329	Settle	8,202	37,643
#4,330	Spearman	8,199	37,656
#4,331	Monaco	8,198	37,661
#4,333	Redmon	8,197	37,666
#4,334	Sides	8,194	37,679
#4,335	Leiva	8,193	37,684
#4,336	Wegner	8,192	37,689

Who is named Guyton

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

53% of people named Guyton identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Guytons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Guyton
American physiologist (1919–2003)
Walter Guyton Cady
American physicist (1874–1974)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Guyton

Gayton

Guyton has the Soundex code G350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G350.

Questions

How common is the surname Guyton?: 8,191 people in the United States had the surname Guyton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,693 Americans. It ranked 4,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guyton?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Guyton identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Guyton?: Arthur Guyton, American physiologist (1919–2003), followed by Walter Guyton Cady.
Where is the surname Guyton most common?: Wikidata records people named Guyton in the United States.
Is the surname Guyton getting more or less common?: More common. 7,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,191 in 2010, up 7.3%.