Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
GUTHRIE
There are approximately 6,832 people named Guthrie in the UK. That makes it the 1,558th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 108 are named Guthrie.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
GutherieGouthro
Gouthrie
Gowthrie
Guethrie
Gathrie
Gutharie
Gouthre
Gthrie
Gutheri
Guterie
Gouthry
Guithrie
Guhtrie
Goutherie
Gouthriez
Gutghrie
Goutheyrie
Guterrie
Guethre
Guathre
Guthiea
The Guthrie surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Warlike, powerful in war, from guth, Saxon, war. Guthmor, Gaelic, loud-voiced. Guthrie, a town in Scotland. Gutric, Gotric, Gotricus, rich in goodness, rich in God.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GUTHRIE. An estate in Forfarshire, Scotland. This might be considered a tolerably satisfactory origin for the name, especially as the family continue to vrvxie themselves 'of that Ilk,' to the present day. Tradition, however, has invented another, which is amusingly absurd ; I give it as I find it in Chambers' Popular Eliymes of Scotland : —
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.