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Guides Family History

Guides Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Guider, Guiles, Guedes, Giles, Gulden, Guidry, Gaines, Guida, Guile

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Where is the Guides family from?

You can see how Guides families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Guides family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Guides families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1880 there was 1 Guides family living in California. This was about 50% of all the recorded Guides's in USA. California and 1 other state had the highest population of Guides families in 1880.
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What did your Guides ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Guides ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

What Guides family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 194 census records available for the last name Guides. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Guides 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 32 immigration records available for the last name Guides. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 23 military records available for the last name Guides. For the veterans among your Guides ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Guides lifespan?

Average Guides life expectancy in 2001 was 70 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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