Explore the Family Name Guille

The meaning of Guille

1. Channel Islands (mainly Sark): from a variant of the French personal name Gilles. See Giles and compare Gill. 2. French (also Guillé): from a short form of the personal name Guillaume. History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Guille saw a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 90,652nd most popular, but moved to 95,115th in 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 4.92%. However, in terms of count, there was a minor increase with 189 individuals having the surname Guille in 2000, which rose to 192 in 2010 – a growth of 1.59%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.07 over these two decades.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#90,652	#95,115	-4.92%
Count	189	192	1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guille

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Guille also shifted slightly from 2000 to 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a majority of those with the Guille surname identified as White (87.3%). This number dropped to 81.77% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose significantly from 10.05% in 2000 to 16.67% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races were present in 2000 (2.65%), however, this category was not represented in 2010. There were no significant changes for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.3%	81.77%	-6.33%
Hispanic	10.05%	16.67%	65.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%