How common is the surname Guion?

1,215 people in the United States had the surname Guion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. It ranked 21,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Guion?

Walter Guion, American politician (1849-1927).

Where is the surname Guion most common?

Wikidata records people named Guion in the United States.

Is the surname Guion getting more or less common?

More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,215 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Guion

A French surname, carried by 1,215 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Guion is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Guion.

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 1,215 people named Guion in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,072.

#21,495

rank among US surnames

1,215

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,403)

Who is named Guion

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

60% of people named Guion identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Guions

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Guion
American politician (1849-1927)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Guion

Guion has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Guion come from?: From French Guion.
How common is the surname Guion?: 1,215 people in the United States had the surname Guion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. It ranked 21,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Guion?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Guion identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Guion?: Walter Guion, American politician (1849-1927).
Where is the surname Guion most common?: Wikidata records people named Guion in the United States.
Is the surname Guion getting more or less common?: More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,215 in 2010, up 13%.