The surname Guerrero
A Spanish surname, carried by 128,677 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex G660
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.
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 128,677 people named Guerrero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,399 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 94,152.
Who is named Guerrero
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Guerrero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
- Two or more races 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Guerreros
11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Eddie GuerreroAmerican wrestler (1967–2005)
- Chavo Guerrero Jr.American professional wrestler (born 1970)
- Vickie GuerreroAmerican professional wrestling manager, born 1968
- Diane GuerreroAmerican actress, born 1986
- Eduardo GuerreroArgentine rower (1928-2015)
- Irene GuerreroAssociation football player, born 1996
- Chavo Guerrero Sr.American professional wrestler (1949-2017)
- Tommy GuerreroAmerican skateboarder and musician, born 1966
- Robert GuerreroAmerican boxer, born 1983
- Osleni GuerreroBadminton player, born 1989
- Evelyn GuerreroAmerican actress (b. 1950)
Notable Guerreros come mostly from the United States (8), Argentina (1) and Spain (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Guerrero has the Soundex code G660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G660.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Guerrero come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.
- How common is the surname Guerrero?
- 128,677 people in the United States had the surname Guerrero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,399 Americans. It ranked 234th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Guerrero?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Guerrero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Guerrero?
- Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (1967–2005), followed by Chavo Guerrero Jr..
- Where is the surname Guerrero most common?
- Wikidata records people named Guerrero in the United States, Argentina and Spain and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Guerrero?
- Guerrero is /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Guerrero getting more or less common?
- More common. 94,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 128,677 in 2010, up 37%.