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

• Gest (surname)

See also

• Guest (disambiguation)

References

1. "Guest Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
2. The Internet Surname Database, search for "Guest", http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Guest#ixzz3IW8btcs9