Explore the Family Name Guerrieri

The meaning of Guerrieri

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Guerriero. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Mario, Claudio, Gasper, Alfredo, Americo, Antonio, Aurelio, Bernardino, Biagio, Carmine, Chiara, Corrado, Domenico, Emidio, Enrico, Ernesto, Francesco, Melio, Orlando, Renato.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Guerrieri dropped in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its ranking fell from 17,781 in 2000 to 24,890 in 2010, marking a decline of almost 40%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,452 in 2000 to 999 in 2010, representing a drop of 31.2%. The proportion of people with the Guerrieri surname per 100,000 also declined by 37.04% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,781	#24,890	-39.98%
Count	1,452	999	-31.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.34	-37.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guerrieri

The ethnic identity associated with the Guerrieri surname showed some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of people with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 96.97% to 96.6%. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 2.34% in 2000, dropping to 2.1% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Black, from none reported in 2000 to 0.5% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races increased slightly from 0.48% in 2000 to 0.60% in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.97%	96.6%	-0.38%
Hispanic	2.34%	2.1%	-10.26%
Two or More Races	0.48%	0.6%	25%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%