Explore the Family Name Guerriero

The meaning of Guerriero

Italian: nickname for a belligerent person or an occupational name for a soldier, from an agent noun from guerra ‘war’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Sal, Antonio, Salvatore, Carlo, Domenic, Nunzio, Pasquale, Aniello, Carmela.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Guerriero" increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,344 and by 2010, it rose to 11,504, marking a change of 13.79%. The count of individuals with this last name also saw an upward trend, rising from 2,095 in 2000 to 2,734 in 2010, signifying a 30.5% increase. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people also grew by 19.23%, from 0.78 to 0.93.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,344	#11,504	13.79%
Count	2,095	2,734	30.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.93	19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guerriero

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Guerriero has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.56% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 94.44% in 2010), there were notable shifts among other ethnicities. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic increased nearly 50%, from 2.72% to 4.06%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased marginally from 0.48% to 0.55%. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals claiming two or more races decreased by 10.34% and 27.37% respectively. Data for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.56%	94.44%	-1.17%
Hispanic	2.72%	4.06%	49.26%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.69%	-27.37%
Black	0.48%	0.55%	14.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.26%	-10.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%