Find out how popular the last name Guyette is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Guyette.

Guyette, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Guyette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guyette in America

Guyette is the 12064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guyette surname appeared 2,585 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Guyette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guyette to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Guyette

The surname Guyette originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "guiet," which means a watchman or guard. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a sentinel or performed guard duties.

Guyette is a variant spelling of the more common French surname Guyet. The earliest known record of the name Guyette dates back to the 13th century in the region of Normandy, France. In 1287, a document from the town of Caen mentions a "Robert Guyette" who was a local landowner.

During the 14th century, the name Guyette appears in several medieval records from various parts of northern France, including Picardy and Île-de-France. For instance, in 1334, a man named "Jehan Guyette" is listed in a tax register from the village of Montreuil-sur-Mer.

The variant spelling "Guyet" is also found in historical documents from this period, such as the 1389 census rolls of Paris, which include a "Guillaume Guyet" among the city's residents.

One notable figure who bore the name Guyette was Jean Guyette, a French soldier and explorer who was born in Rouen in 1580. He accompanied Samuel de Champlain on several expeditions to North America in the early 17th century and is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to explore parts of what is now Canada.

Another individual of note was Claude Guyette, a 17th-century French composer and organist who was born in Châlons-en-Champagne in 1642. He is best known for his organ compositions and served as the organist at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.

In the 18th century, a man named Pierre Guyette (1698-1776) was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Beauvais, France. He was a member of the local nobility and owned several estates in the surrounding region.

The name Guyette also appears in some historical records from England and Scotland, likely due to French immigrants who settled in those countries over the centuries. For example, a "John Guyette" is mentioned in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Nottingham, England, in 1624.

Overall, the surname Guyette has a long and well-documented history in France, with its origins dating back to the medieval period. While it is a less common name today, it has been borne by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guyette

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Guyette.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Guyette was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Guyette has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Guyette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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