Explore the Family Name Guieb

The meaning of Guieb

Filipino: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Guieb has seen a minimal shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,237 in terms of prevalence and had slightly dropped to 57,914 in 2010, recording a decrease of 4.85 percent. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Guieb surname marginally increased from 348 to 351 over the same period, marking a growth rate of 0.86 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 7.69 percent, indicating that the name's popularity did not keep pace with the general population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#57,914	-4.85%
Count	348	351	0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guieb

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Guieb, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some fluctuations across different categories from 2000 to 2010. A large majority of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, which accounted for 79.31 percent of the Guieb surname bearers in 2000 and slightly decreased to 78.63 percent in 2010. The category of two or more races saw an increase, going from 6.03 percent to 6.55 percent. Conversely, the percentage of White individuals bearing this surname declined from 6.61 percent to 5.98 percent. The Hispanic representation experienced a slight uptick from 8.05 percent to 8.83 percent. Both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories had no recorded changes, remaining at zero percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	79.31%	78.63%	-0.86%
Hispanic	8.05%	8.83%	9.69%
Two or More Races	6.03%	6.55%	8.62%
White	6.61%	5.98%	-9.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%