Guest (surname)
The surname Guest is derived from the Old English word giest, which in turn comes from the Old Norse word "gestr", both of which mean "guest" or "stranger."[1] Spelling variations may include Gest, Geste, Gueste, Ghest, Geest, Geeste, Gist, Ghost, Jest.[2] Other European counterparts to the name include the German and Dutch "Gast", Luxembourgish "Gaascht", Swedish "Gäst", Norwegian "Gjest", Serbian and Slovakian "Gost", Czech "Host", etc.
People with the surname
- Al Guest (contemporary), Canadian animation producer
- Andrew Guest, American television writer
- Ann Hutchinson Guest (1918–2022), authority on dance notation
- Anthony Haden-Guest (born 1937), British-American writer
- Arthur Guest (1841–1898), British politician
- Barbara Guest (1920–2006), American poet and critic
- Bill Guest (1928–1985), Canadian television host
- Lady Charlotte Guest (1812–1895), Welsh historian and translator; wife of John Josiah Guest
- C. Z. Guest (Lucille Douglas Cochrane Guest, 1920–2003), American socialite and fashion icon
- Charles Guest (1900–1977), Royal Air Force officer
- Charlie Guest (born 1993), Scottish alpine skier
- Christopher Guest (born 1948), actor
- Colin Guest (1937–2018), Australian cricketer
- Cornelia Guest (born 1963), American socialite, author
- Cornelia Guest, Baroness Wimborne (1847–1927), British philanthropist and landowner
- David Guest (1911–1938), British Communist mathematician and philosopher
- David Guest (born 1981), Australian field hockey player
- Douglas Guest (1916–1996), English organist, conductor, teacher, and composer
- Edgar Guest (1881–1959), American poet
- Edwin Guest (1800–1880), English antiquary
- Ernest Lucas Guest (1882–1972), Rhodesian statesman, lawyer and soldier
- Ernest Melville Charles Guest (1920–1943), Rhodesian-born RAF pilot of WWII, son of Ernest Lucas Guest
- Frederick Edward Guest (1875–1937), British politician
- George Guest (disambiguation)
- Geraldine Guest (1913–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Gladstone Guest (1917–1998), English footballer
- Glenda Guest (contemporary), Australian novelist
- Harry Guest (born 1938), British poet
- Henry Guest (1874–1957), British politician; son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
- Ivor Guest (disambiguation)
- Jack Guest (1906–1972), Canadian Olympic rower
- Jane Mary Guest (c. 1762–1846), English composer and pianist
- Jean Haden-Guest, Lady Haden-Guest (1921–2017), American theatre director and television executive
- Jim Guest (born 1940), American aerospace engineer and politician; state representative
- Jo Guest (born 1972), English glamor model
- John Guest (disambiguation)
- Judith Guest (born 1936), American novelist and screenwriter
- Kim Mai Guest (born 1969), American voice actress
- Lady Charlotte Guest (1812–1895), English translator and businesswoman
- Lance Guest (born 1960), American actor
- Lennie Guest, Australian rugby league footballer
- Matthew Guest (born 1983), Designer and Animator
- Melville Guest (born 1943), former British diplomat and cricketer
- Michael Guest (disambiguation)
- Michael PA Guest (1944–present), British politician; 1st mayor of Whitehaven Town Council, Cumbria
- Montague Guest (1839–1909), British politician; son of John Joshua Guest
- Nicholas Guest (born 1955), American actor
- Oscar Guest (1888–1958), British politician; son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
- Paul Guest, American poet and memoirist
- Raymond R. Guest (1907–1991), American businessman, race horse owner and polo player; son of Frederick Edward Guest
- Richard Guest (born 1967), English artist and short story author
- Rob Guest (1950–2008), British-born New Zealand-Australian actor and singer
- Robert Guest, American journalist
- Ruby Haden-Guest (born 1996), British-American computer gaming editor
- Stephen Guest (contemporary), New Zealand-British barrister, Solicitor, Professor
- Thomas B. Guest (1816–1884), Canadian politician from Ontario; provincial legislator
- Thomas Douglas Guest (1781–1845), British artist
- Tim Guest (1975–2009), English author and journalist
- Tom Guest (born 1984), English rugby union player
- Val Guest (1911–2006), British film director
- William Guest (disambiguation)
- British peers
- Baron Haden-Guest
- Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest (1877–1960), British author, journalist, doctor and politician
- Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest (1913–1996), British peer
- Christopher Guest (Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest) (born 1948), British-American comedian and actor
- Guest family, descendants of John Guest (1722–1787), a manager of Dowlais Ironworks
- Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne (1835–1914), British peer; son of John Josiah Guest: uncle-by-marriage of Winston Churchill
- Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873–1939), British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; son of Ivor Bertie Guest
- Ivor Guest, 2nd Viscount Wimborne (1903–1967), British politician
- People named with other variants
See also
References
- ^ "Guest Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ The Internet Surname Database, search for "Guest", http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Guest#ixzz3IW8btcs9