Guay is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Guay
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Variant Gay (qv) driven notably in the Aisne and das Deux-Sevres.

How popular is Guay?

Guay is common in Canada.

Guay is ranked 23670 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Guay bearers increased by 2.746212 per cent in 2010 US census to 3255 since 2000, the surname slipped by 507 spots and ranked at 9923. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.61 95.99
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 1.2
Others 1.47 1.01
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.01 0.66
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.19
Black 0.52 0.95
Guay is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 21719 people have been found who wears Guay as their family name. Guay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,914 Mauritania10
9,568 Thailand8
720,003 Russia4
11,342 Uruguay3
14,054 China3
810 Mali3
119,730 Brazil3
20,837 Venezuela2
147,165 Czech Republic2
89,020 Tanzania2
28,232 Morocco2
65,594 Belgium2
9,591 Panama1
2,877 Cuba1
31,584 Peru1
24,771 Colombia1
13,606 Senegal1
47,891 Norway1
34,581 Chile1
2,374 Bermuda1
7,847 Albania1
810,193 Indonesia1
49,101 Denmark1
172,258 Germany1
58,885 Poland1
2,024 Mongolia1
38,841 Scotland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
29,046 Japan1
5,553 Taiwan1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,292 Vietnam1
5,467 Haiti1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
94,027 England32
67,388 Australia26
387,178 India23
11,387 Ireland22
75,986 Spain20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,622 Puerto Rico82
57,588 Argentina75
Countries with hundreds of Guay:
21,418 Philippines644
11,447 Malaysia152
2,460 Singapore148
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Guay:
9,117 United States4,055
5,947 France1,445
1,225 Guatemala1,353
Countries with ten thousands of Guay:
295 Canada13,408
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Comments

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Rosann Woodrum
 guay is a surname spelling variation of gay, nickname of a man playful, cheerful -can also represent former french guay, interjection, misfortune meant misfortune sobriquet of an unfortunate man who has no chance .

Guay Namesakes

  • Erik Guay, Alpine ski racer
  • Ambroise le Guay, Film producer
  • Florian Guay, Politician
  • Rebecca Guay, Artist
  • Philippe Le Guay, Screenwriter
  • Marie-Ginette Guay, Actress
  • Jacob Guay, Singer
  • Richard Guay, Film producer
  • Monique Guay, Former Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Antonio Guayre, Soccer player

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