Guggenheim
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Jewish name probably meaning ‘person from Guggenheim’, Alsace; the place-name is of unknown origin
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 8 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
/ɡɐɡɛnəm/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Guggenheim is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- CHSwitzerland
- ILIsrael
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Jewish name probably meaning ‘person from Guggenheim’, Alsace; the place-name is of unknown origin.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Guggenheim is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
habitational name from Gugenheim in Alsace or, less likely, Jugenheim (earlier Guggenheim) near Bensheim (Hesse). In both cases the second element is from Old High German heim ‘homestead’, while the first is of obscure and disputed etymology.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
from Gugenheim in Alsace or Jugenheim (earlier Guggen¬ heim) near Bensheim. In both cases the second element is from OHG heim homestead, while the first is of obscure and disputed etymology. Vars.: Gugenheim, Guckenheim; Guggenheimer; Koukenheim (a Fr. spelling).
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
In Croatian, kolekcionarka umjetnina i patron njujorške škole modernih umjetnika (Guggenheim muzej moderne umjetnosti, Fondacija Guggenheim); nakon 2. svjetskog rata seli u Veneciju gdje sakuplja tzv. Guggenheim kolekciju, jednu od najboljih svjetskih kolekcija moderne europske umjetnosti
as a wordHrvatski jezični portal (HJP) dictionary export
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Meyer Guggenheimb. 1828CHAmerican businessperson (1828–1905)
- Daniel Guggenheimb. 1856USAmerican mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930)
- Solomon R. Guggenheimb. 1861USAmerican businessman and museum founder (1861-1949)
- Benjamin Guggenheimb. 1865USAmerican businessman (1865–1912)
- Simon Guggenheimb. 1867USAmerican businessman and politician (1867–1941)
- Peggy Guggenheimb. 1898USAmerican art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite (1898–1979)
- Charles Guggenheimb. 1924USAmerican film director and producer (1924-2002)
- Ralph Guggenheimb. 1951USAmerican film producer
- Davis Guggenheimb. 1963USAmerican filmmaker
- Marc Guggenheimb. 1970USwriter
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)15 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 538 | #43,268 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 512 | #40,265 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 506 | #42,790 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 211 | #5,991 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 24 | #22,363 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 11 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 10 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 10 | — |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 8 | #67,090 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 8 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 6 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 5 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Guggenheim mean, and where does it come from?
- Jewish name probably meaning ‘person from Guggenheim’, Alsace; the place-name is of unknown origin. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- How do you pronounce Guggenheim?
- A machine transcription gives /ɡɐɡɛnəm/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Guggenheim have the most bearers?
- Guggenheim is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Guggenheim”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.