Origins of the Guy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 577North West 96Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 703East Midlands 300West Midlands 540East 296London 1068South East 705South West 316South Wales 94Mid Wales 47West Wales 2North Wales 40Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Guys lived in london

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    10,000 Guy Travel & migration records
    69,000 Guys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Guy

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    619th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Guy surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Guy first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Guys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Guys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    321

    Domestic Servant

    158

    General Servant Domestic

    155

    Laundress

    154

    House Servant

    146

    Common male occupations for Guys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    526

    Agricultural Labourer

    262

    General Labourer

    221

    Farmer

    207

    Coal Miner Hewer

    186

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