Guggenheim is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Guggenheim
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Alsatian or German surname, often worn by Jewish, which corresponds to a place name: Guggenheim is close to Strasbourg or Jugenheim Rhineland. If the second element of the name is clear (heim = home, possibly hamlet), the first is less obvious: it could match Kuckuck (= cuckoo), but it is far from a certainty. Varientes: Guggenheim, Guckenheim, Gougenheim, Gouguenheim. Derivatives: Guggenheimer, Gugenheimer.

How popular is Guggenheim?

Guggenheim is ranked 179036 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Guggenheims plummeted by 1.171875 per cent to 506 since 2000 and slipped by 2525 spots and ranked at 42790. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.85 97.27
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.37
Others 1.19 0
Guggenheim is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Switzerland. Around 1994 people have been found who wears Guggenheim as their family name. Guggenheim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
127,708 Czech Republic3
46,068 Philippines3
118,441 Germany2
17,547 Colombia2
124,220 Italy2
8,500 Dominican Republic1
151,601 Spain1
2,057 Isle of Man1
37,493 Austria1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
279,271 Australia1
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
36,678 Singapore1
47,891 Norway1
49,101 Denmark1
5,872 Namibia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,712 Sweden44
83,908 England38
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
Countries with hundreds of Guggenheim:
33,727 United States859
2,584 Switzerland432
4,308 Israel259
42,934 France233
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Comments

C
Charisse Earnshaw
 Gugenheim is an Israelite family name in Alsace-Lorraine, represents a place of origin name which means lower Rhine this place name is composed of Gugen, coming from god and gud heim home, that is to say the house god, church.

Guggenheim Namesakes

  • Charles Guggenheim, Film director
  • Alis Guggenheim, Artist
  • Marc Guggenheim, Television writer
  • Benjamin Guggenheim, Businessman
  • Benjamin Guggenheim, Businessman
  • Davis Guggenheim, Film director
  • Peggy Guggenheim, Art collector
  • Graig Guggenheim, Actor
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim, Businessman
  • Peggy Guggenheim, Art collector

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