Find out how popular the last name Guaderrama is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Guaderrama.

Guaderrama, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Guaderrama surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guaderrama in America

Guaderrama is the 49999th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guaderrama surname appeared 419 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Guaderrama.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guaderrama to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Guaderrama

The surname Guaderrama has its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Castile. It dates back to the 11th century and is derived from the Arabic words "wadi" meaning river or valley, and "rama" meaning sand or gravel, reflecting the geographical features of the area where the name originated.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval documents from the Kingdom of Castile, where it was often spelled variations such as Guaderrama, Guadarrama, or Guaderamo. One notable mention is in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written in the 14th century, which references the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range.

In the 15th century, the name appears in records of the Spanish Inquisition, including Juan de Guaderrama, who was prosecuted for his religious beliefs in 1482. The name also surfaces in the archives of the Spanish Empire, with Pedro de Guaderrama, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

The Guaderrama name has been associated with several notable figures throughout history, such as Gonzalo de Guaderrama (1520-1587), a renowned Spanish architect who worked on the construction of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Another notable bearer of the name was María de Guaderrama (1610-1678), a Spanish nun and mystic who was known for her visions and spiritual writings.

Other historical figures with the Guaderrama surname include Juan de Guaderrama (1670-1745), a Spanish painter and engraver who worked in the Baroque style, and Ignacio de Guaderrama (1780-1853), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French.

The Guaderrama name has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range and the town of Guadarrama, located northwest of Madrid. These places likely derived their names from the same Arabic roots as the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guaderrama

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Guaderrama.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Guaderrama was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Guaderrama has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Guaderrama was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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