# Guerin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guerin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,291 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,525 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,077 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (6,115 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Geurin |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Guérin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guerin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guerin in the United States, Australia, Brazil and France.

## People named Guerin

- Bill Guerin, American ice hockey player
- Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
- Bella Guerin, Australian activist (1858-1923)
- John Guerin, American drummer
- Victor Guerin, Brazilian racing driver
- Jaque Catelain, actor (1897-1965)

## Similar surnames

Guarino, Gurney, Gruen, Gurnee, Geren, Gearin, Green, Graham, Greene, Grimm, Giron, Gorham.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.