How common is the surname Guerin?

6,291 people in the United States had the surname Guerin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. It ranked 5,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Guerin?

Bill Guerin, American ice hockey player, followed by Richie Guerin.

Where is the surname Guerin most common?

Wikidata records people named Guerin in the United States, Australia and Brazil and 1 other country.

Is the surname Guerin getting more or less common?

More common. 6,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,291 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Guerin

A French surname, carried by 6,291 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guerin is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Guérin.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,291 people named Guerin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,115.

#5,525

rank among US surnames

6,291

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,243)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,520	Halvorson	6,298	49,023
#5,521	Speck	6,297	49,031
#5,522	Hodson	6,296	49,038
#5,525	Tinker	6,291	49,077
#5,529	Carrigan	6,290	49,085

Who is named Guerin

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

85% of people named Guerin identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Guerins

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Guerin
American ice hockey player, born 1970
Richie Guerin
American basketball player and coach, born 1932
Bella Guerin
Australian activist (1858-1923)
John Guerin
American drummer, 1939–2004
Victor Guerin
Brazilian racing driver, born 1992
Jaque Catelain
Actor (1897-1965)

Notable Guerins come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Geurin

Surnames that sound like Guerin

Guerin has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Guerin come from?: Borrowed from French Guérin.
How common is the surname Guerin?: 6,291 people in the United States had the surname Guerin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. It ranked 5,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guerin?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Guerin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Guerin?: Bill Guerin, American ice hockey player, followed by Richie Guerin.
Where is the surname Guerin most common?: Wikidata records people named Guerin in the United States, Australia and Brazil and 1 other country.
Is the surname Guerin getting more or less common?: More common. 6,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,291 in 2010, up 2.9%.
What are other spellings of Guerin?: Geurin.