Explore the Family Name Guerry
The meaning of Guerry
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wigric, composed of the elements wig ‘battle’ and ric ‘powerful’. In North America, this surname is (also) an altered form of the less common French variant Guerri. History: This surname is listed along with its variant (the original form) Guerri in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Guerry in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Guerry's popularity in the United States has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Guerry surname was ranked 32,059th most popular in the US, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 36,099th rank, indicating a drop of around 12.6 percent. The count of individuals carrying the surname also decreased from 679 in 2000 to 621 in 2010, which is a decrease of approximately 8.54 percent. The proportion of people with the Guerry surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 16 percent from 0.25 to 0.21.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #32,059 | #36,099 | -12.6% |
| Count | 679 | 621 | -8.54% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.25 | 0.21 | -16% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guerry
The ethnicity breakdown of those carrying the Guerry surname shows some small shifts over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 89.25 percent of the Guerry population identified as White, which decreased slightly to 88.41 percent in 2010. Similarly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a decline of 11.44 percent. Contrastingly, the Black ethnicity segment increased slightly from 6.04 percent to 6.44 percent. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races increased significantly by 42.18 percent, even though it represents a small portion of the overall Guerry population. The proportions for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero for both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.25% | 88.41% | -0.94% |
| Black | 6.04% | 6.44% | 6.62% |
| Two or More Races | 1.47% | 2.09% | 42.18% |
| Hispanic | 2.36% | 2.09% | -11.44% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |