Explore the Family Name Guerard

The meaning of Guerard

French (Guérard): variant of Gérard (see Gerard). History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with the variant Guérrard) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina. Some characteristic forenames: French Laurent, Pierre, Alcide, Antoine, Benoit, Jacques, Jean-Paul, Lucien, Marcel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Guerard" has increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 46,678 to 42,455, a change of about 9.05%. Moreover, the count of people bearing this last name also went up by 19.11%, from 429 in 2000 to 511 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people slightly increased by 6.25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#42,455	9.05%
Count	429	511	19.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guerard

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Guerard" from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 3.52%, though it still constitutes the majority at 90.41%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic category, which went up by 109.64%, from 2.8% to 5.87%. The Black category saw a slight decrease of 0.78%. However, there were no significant changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, with each remaining at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.71%	90.41%	-3.52%
Hispanic	2.8%	5.87%	109.64%
Black	2.56%	2.54%	-0.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%