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Guest Family History

Guest Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English g(h)est ‘guest visitor’ (from Old Norse gestr absorbing the cognate Old English giest).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Guest family from?

You can see how Guest families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Guest family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Guest families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,438 Guest families living in Yorkshire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Guest's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Guest families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Guest surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Guest ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Guest. 9% of Guest men worked as a General Labourer and 68% of Guest women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Guest were Colliery Hewer and Unpaid Domestic Dutie.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%
  • Bricklayer
    4%
  • Colliery Hewer
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
  • Housewife
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    2%

What Guest family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 167,000 census records available for the last name Guest. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Guest census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 15,000 immigration records available for the last name Guest. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 18,000 military records available for the last name Guest. For the veterans among your Guest ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Guest lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Guest life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Guest in 1942 was 38, and 73 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Guest ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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