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    The surname Guadiana

    A Spanish surname, carried by 848 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/ 3 syllables Soundex G350

    Guadiana: #28,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Guadiana #28,215, 848 people Guadiana: #28,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Guadiana #28,215, 848 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guadiana is more common than 82.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 848 people named Guadiana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 364,087 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 627.

    #28,215
    rank among US surnames
    848
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.2%
    change since 2000 (was #34,210)

    Who is named Guadiana

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Guadiana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Guadiana

    Guadiana has the Soundex code G350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G350.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Guadiana come from?
    From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).
    How common is the surname Guadiana?
    848 people in the United States had the surname Guadiana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 364,087 Americans. It ranked 28,215th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Guadiana?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Guadiana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Guadiana?
    Guadiana is /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Guadiana getting more or less common?
    More common. 627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 848 in 2010, up 35%.