The Guyer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,974 people carried this name — #6,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,036 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

260 people named Guyer live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 164
Bern 28
Aargau 16
Graubünden 15
St. Gallen 11
Lucerne 5
Basel-Landschaft 5
Valais 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Guyer in American newspapers,
1910–1925.

Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Guyer
The Producers News 1925-06-05
Newspaper page from The Lancaster Gazette carrying the name Guyer
The Lancaster Gazette 1910-09-14
Newspaper page from The Clayton News carrying the name Guyer
The Clayton News 1915-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Guyer in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,301 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Guyer. The most, 269, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 783
South Australia 207
Queensland 153
Victoria 72
Western Australia 34
Tasmania 28
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Guyer.

Who carried it

People named Guyer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolf Guyer-Zeller
    Adolf Guyer-Zeller 1839–1899 · politician
  • U. S. Guyer
    U. S. Guyer 1868–1943 · judge
  • Lux Guyer
    Lux Guyer 1894–1955 · architect
  • Brett Guyer d. 1946
  • Johann Rudolf Guyer 1803–1876
  • Heinrich Guyer 1810–1875 · lithographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Guyer,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States430 records

430 records of the Guyer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 175
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 72
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Albert Marshall Guyer

    Born 1942; from Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. Army, parachutist; killed in action 1967 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Max B. Guyer

    Born 1912 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago; railroad brakeman from Coles County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine-Mde. Guyer

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Ville du Havre from Havre, aged 75; florist. From Geneva, Switzerland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 430 records for Guyer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Switzerland1,355 records

1,355 records of the Guyer name in Switzerland
  • Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries 1,353
  • Members of the Zürich cantonal parliament since 1803 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hans Jakob Guyer

    Married in 1706 in Uster, canton of Zürich; of Wermatswil.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. Zürich town hall on the Limmat, seat of the cantonal parliament, in 1891
    Pictured: Zürich town hall, 1891
    Public office Johann Rudolf Guyer

    Born 1803. Member of the Zürich cantonal parliament; died 1876.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Susanna Guyer

    Married in 1799 in Hinwil, canton of Zürich; of Bächelacker (Wetzikon).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,355 records for Guyer in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0) · Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Zürich town hall, 1891, Zentralbibliothek Zürich (public domain).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Guyer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Guyer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Strathfieldsaye, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Raymond Guyer

    Of Rypanyup, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record George Guyer

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1865.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Guyer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Guyer name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alain Pierre Guyer

    Born 1949 in Châteaubernard (Charente); died 1978 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Adele Josephine Marguerite Guyer

    Born 1902 in Torcenay (Haute-Marne); died 1989 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record St Hilaire Dorlicien Guyer

    Born 1912 in Sainte Rose de la Guadeloupe; died 1997 in Sainte-Rose (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Guyer in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Guyer name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Guyer

    Died 1925 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record David Guyer

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Blanche Avola Guyer

    Married 1914 in Central Grove, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Guyer name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. J. Guyer

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Guyer name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rudolf Guyer

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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