Explore the Family Name Guiney

The meaning of Guiney

Irish (Cork and Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Géibheannaigh, ‘son of Géibheannach’, from géibheannach ‘fettered’. See also Keaveny. In counties Kerry and Cork the name may possibly be a corruption of Ó Géibheannaigh. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Siobhan.

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How common is the last name Guiney in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Guiney has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 26,807 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 33,450, marking a decline of 24.78%. Similarly, the number of people carrying the Guiney surname also declined from 853 in 2000 to 682 in 2010, a drop of 20.05%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population decreased by 28.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,807	#33,450	-24.78%
Count	853	682	-20.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.23	-28.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guiney

Focusing on ethnicity as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable changes in the distribution of the Guiney surname between 2000 and 2010. While no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black held the surname, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 98.24% to 95.89%. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 0.59% to 1.61%, a remarkable rise of 172.88%. The representation of individuals with multiple ethnicities using this surname also increased from 0.70% to 1.03%, an upsurge of 47.14%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.24%	95.89%	-2.39%
Hispanic	0.59%	1.61%	172.88%
Two or More Races	0.7%	1.03%	47.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%