An English and French surname, Guy comes from the Old French term ‘gui’ which means to guide, provide assistance. The spelling variations for Guy include Guise, Guys, Gise, Gysse, Gwyse and Gyse. Over most of England the Guy surname is located. The regions with the greatest individual numbers with the Guy name include Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, Sussex, Dorset, Cornwall and the city of London. In Scotland the Guy family name is concentration in the central regions, including Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Perthshire, Dunbartonshire and Angus. Within the United States early Guy families settled in New York, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and Illinois. Famous: Sydney Guy (founder of Guy Motors Ltd in England making busses, trucks, cars and trolleys), Billy Guy (singer), Ray Guy (professional football player), Rosa Cuthbert Guy (fiction writer), Thomas Guy (established and funded Guy’s Hospital in London in 1725), Phil Guy (musician - guitar), Jasmine Guy (actress), Greg Guy (professional basketball player), Fabrice Guy (champion winter skier from France) and Edna Guy (professional modern dancer).