# Guerrero (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guerrero/  
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 Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 128,677 |
| US rank (2010) | 234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,399 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (94,152 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guerrero 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) | 4.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guerrero in the United States, Argentina, Spain and Cuba.

## People named Guerrero

- Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (1967–2005)
- Chavo Guerrero Jr., American professional wrestler (born 1970)
- Vickie Guerrero, American professional wrestling manager
- Diane Guerrero, American actress
- Eduardo Guerrero, Argentine rower (1928-2015)
- Irene Guerrero, association football player
- Chavo Guerrero Sr., American professional wrestler (1949-2017)
- Tommy Guerrero, American skateboarder and musician
- Robert Guerrero, American boxer
- Osleni Guerrero, badminton player
- Evelyn Guerrero, American actress (b. 1950)

## Similar surnames

Guerrier, Guerriero, Guerrera, Greer, Grier, Grayer, Grear, Greear.

## 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.