Explore the Family Name Guerena

The meaning of Guerena

Basque: Castilianized form (Guereña) of a habitational name from a place called Gereña (in Castilian: Guereña), in Araba/Álava province, Basque Country (Spain). This surname is very rare in Spain and is apparently not found in the Basque Country.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Guerena increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 54,020 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 47,006, marking a growth of nearly 13%. The number of individuals with this surname also experienced a significant increase during this period. In 2000, there were 358 people named Guerena in the United States. By 2010, that number had grown to 452, an increase of over 26%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by about 15%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#47,006	12.98%
Count	358	452	26.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.15	15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guerena

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Guerena, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, around 20% of Guerenas identified as White, which decreased to about 14% in 2010. The number of Guerenas identifying as Hispanic, however, saw notable growth, increasing from 76.82% in 2000 to 84.29% in 2010. It's important to note that no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or of two or more races in either year. There was a small percentage (1.68%) who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but this group was not recorded in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	76.82%	84.29%	9.72%
White	20.11%	13.5%	-32.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.68%	0%	0%