Explore the Family Name Guardiola

The meaning of Guardiola

Catalan: habitational name from any of numerous places called Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia ‘guard’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jose, Luis, Jesus, Raul, Ricardo, Armando, Eduardo, Ignacio, Manuel, Alberto, Alejandro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Guardiola has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. Previously ranked at 12393 in the year 2000, it rose to 11010 in 2010, marking an improvement of 11.16%. In terms of numeric count, there was also a notable rise from 2298 to 2889, a growth of 25.72% within this decade. This meant that the proportion per 100,000 people increased by 15.29%, standing at 0.98 in 2010 up from 0.85 in 2000.

20002010Change
Rank#12,393#11,01011.16%
Count2,2982,88925.72%
Proportion per 100k0.850.9815.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guardiola

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Guardiola, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, Guardiola is a Hispanic surname with 91.38% identifying as such in 2010, down slightly from 91.73% in 2000. The number of individuals identifying as White showed a minor rise from 7.01% to 7.27%. Those identifying with two or more races experienced a considerable increase, jumping from 0.39% to 0.62%. There was also a substantial rise in those identifying as Black, growing from 0.35% to 0.48%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero, where previously they were 0.22% and 0.30% respectively.

20002010Change
Hispanic91.73%91.38%-0.38%
White7.01%7.27%3.71%
Two or More Races0.39%0.62%58.97%
Black0.35%0.48%37.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.22%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.3%0%0%