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

Guce, 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 Guce surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guce in America

Guce is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guce surname appeared 112 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 Guce.

The history of the last name Guce

The surname GUCE has its origins in the Aegean region of present-day Turkey, dating back to the Byzantine Empire in the 10th century AD. It is believed to have derived from the Greek word "gykos," meaning "sweet" or "pleasant," possibly referring to someone with a pleasant demeanor or personality.

The earliest recorded instance of the name can be found in a Byzantine manuscript from the year 976 AD, where a certain "Ioannes Guce" is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Bithynia, near the city of Nicomedia (modern-day Izmit). This suggests that the name may have originated from a place name or a family estate in that area.

During the Ottoman period, the name appears to have spread across the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe, with variations in spelling such as "Gucé" and "Guče." In the 16th century, a nobleman named Petar Guce was recorded as a member of the Serbian nobility in the region of Vojvodina.

In the late 18th century, a prominent figure bearing the name GUCE was Konstantin Guce, a Russian military officer and explorer who led several expeditions to Siberia and the Far East between 1790 and 1810.

Another notable individual with this surname was Georgios Guce, a Greek philosopher and scholar who lived in the early 19th century (1782-1856). He was known for his work in translating ancient Greek texts and his contributions to the intellectual life of Athens during the Greek Enlightenment.

In the 20th century, a famous bearer of the name was Léon Guce, a French artist and painter (1896-1976) known for his vibrant landscapes and depictions of rural life in Provence.

More recently, Nikolai Guce (1920-2005) was a prominent Russian composer and conductor, renowned for his orchestral works and film scores, including the music for the 1957 classic "The Cranes Are Flying."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guce

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

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 Guce 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.

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 Guce was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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