Explore the Family Name Guhl

The meaning of Guhl

1. East German: either from a Germanized short form of an Old Slavic personal name, or perhaps a habitational name from any of the places in eastern Germany called Guhle(n), Guhlau, or Guhlow. 2. South German and Swiss German: perhaps a nickname from late Middle High German gūl ‘bad horse’, also ‘monster’. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Franz, Ruediger, Wolfgang.

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

The surname Guhl, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held rank 30,645, but by 2010 it had fallen to rank 33,567, marking a 9.53% drop. The count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased by 5.43%, from 718 in 2000 to 679 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100k people also saw a decrease of 14.81% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,645	#33,567	-9.53%
Count	718	679	-5.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.23	-14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guhl

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most bearer of the surname Guhl identified as White, as of 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.99% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 93.52% by 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities increased from 0.97% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped slightly from 1.11% to 1.03%. The Hispanic representation saw a growth of 30.39%, increasing from 1.81% to 2.36%. There were no recorded individuals with the surname Guhl who identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.99%	93.52%	-1.55%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.36%	30.39%
Two or More Races	0.97%	2.21%	127.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	1.03%	-7.21%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%