Gest Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Here is what public records tell us about the Gest last name. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Gest with 704 bearers, at rank 32,632. Between 1891 and 2000, 2,025 babies born in France were registered as Gest, with the most births in 1961–1970. Births ran at 67 in 1891–1900 and 223 in 1991–2000.

Gest coat of arms

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Gest name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Where the name comes from

The meaning of Gest is not given in the reference works we use for these short pages; a full report traces it from your own family's records.

Want more than a summary? See the Gest family name pack.