Explore the Family Name Guanzon

The meaning of Guanzon

Filipino: disyllabic Chinese Filipino surname meaning ‘grandson from a daughter’. The second element is Chinese 孫 or sūn ‘grandchild’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Guanzon has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,230 in popularity and by 2010, it had jumped up to 48,995 – an increase of approximately 18.65%. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial rise from 313 in 2000 to 430 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 37.38%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Guanzon per 100,000 individuals grew by 25% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#48,995	18.65%
Count	313	430	37.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.15	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guanzon

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that a majority of individuals with the surname Guanzon identify as Asian or Pacific Islander. In 2000, this group constituted 82.11% of all Guanzons and in 2010, they made up 81.40%, marking a slight decrease of 0.86%. Those identifying with two or more races made up 7.03% in 2000 and slightly less at 6.98% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as White rose from 4.15% in 2000 to 5.81% in 2010, seeing a significant increase of 40%. Similarly, there was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic from 4.15% in 2000 to 4.42% in 2010. The proportions of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were negligible in both years, with the latter category only appearing in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.11%	81.4%	-0.86%
Two or More Races	7.03%	6.98%	-0.71%
White	4.15%	5.81%	40%
Hispanic	4.15%	4.42%	6.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.4%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%