Explore the Family Name Guercio

The meaning of Guercio

Italian: nickname for a person with a squint, from guercio ‘cross-eyed’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Santo, Antonio, Carlo, Concetta, Geno, Girolamo, Giuseppe, Sal, Savino, Stefano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Guercio was ranked 20,055 in popularity in the year 2000 but dropped slightly to a ranking of 20,116 in 2010, marking a negligible change of negative 0.3 percent. However, it's worth noting that the overall count of people with the Guercio surname increased from 1,237 in 2000 to 1,328 in 2010, indicating a growth of 7.36 percent over a decade. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals bearing the Guercio name per 100,000 population experienced a slight decrease of 2.17 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,055	#20,116	-0.3%
Count	1,237	1,328	7.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.45	-2.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guercio

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Guercio surname. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals with the Guercio name identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The majority of Guercios identified as White, with a slight decrease from 96.93 percent in 2000 to 96.08 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.54 percent in 2000 to 2.64 percent in 2010, marking a growth of 71.43 percent. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase from 0.73 percent to 0.83 percent during the same period, registering a rise of 13.70 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	96.08%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.54%	2.64%	71.43%
Two or More Races	0.73%	0.83%	13.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%