Irish: variant of Guidera . Probably an Americanized form of South German Geider a nickname for a braggart Middle High German giuder. Compare Geitner .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Guider family from?
You can see how Guider families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Guider family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Guider families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Guider family living in Kentucky. This was about 33% of all the recorded Guider's in USA. Kentucky and 2 other states had the highest population of Guider families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Guider surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Guider. 25% of Guider men worked as a Laborer and 25% of Guider women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Guider were Farming and Waitress. .
Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Guider life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Guider in 1960 was 22, and 74 in 2004.