About the Guay surname
The surname Guay has a primarily toponymic formation. Guay is generally connected with old forms referring to a crossing, ford, or related place. The surname may therefore originally have identified a person by place of origin, residence, or a feature of the landscape. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
Gouè/ɡuɛ/