# Guillory (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guillory/  
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, common among Louisiana Creoles.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,161 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,391 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,364 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (14,351 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɪ.lə.ri/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably borrowed from French Guillory. See there for more.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guillory 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) | 48% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guillory in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Guillory

- Sienna Guillory, British actress
- Ben Guillory, American actor and director

## Similar surnames

Gilroy, Geller, Gloria, Gallaher, Gaylor, Galliher, Glore, Gallery.

## 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.