Explore the Family Name Guadian

The meaning of Guadian

Spanish (Guadián): habitational name from a placename in Palencia, now name of a garden (park) in the city of Palencia, of Arabic origin. This surname is most common in Mexico, while in Spain it is found mainly in Palencia and surrounding provinces. See also Guadiana.

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How common is the last name Guadian in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Guadian has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Guadian ranked 44,821 in popularity and rose to 35,096 by 2010, an improvement of 21.7%. The census also shows an increase in the count of individuals carrying the Guadian surname, rising from 451 in 2000 to 642 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 42.35%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 29.41% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#35,096	21.7%
Count	451	642	42.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.22	29.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guadian

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Guadian identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010, accounting for 93.35% and 93.15% respectively, showing a slight decrease of 0.21%. There was a slight increase in those identifying as White, climbing from 4.66% in 2000 to 6.23% in 2010, a change of 33.69%. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were present in 2000 at 1.11%, however, no such identification was recorded in 2010. There were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black for either year, nor of those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.35%	93.15%	-0.21%
White	4.66%	6.23%	33.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.11%	0%	0%