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

Guerzon, 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 Guerzon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guerzon in America

Guerzon is the 77264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guerzon surname appeared 248 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 Guerzon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guerzon 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 Guerzon

The surname GUERZON is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France during the medieval period, likely emerging between the 12th and 15th centuries. It is thought to be derived from the Basque words "guer" meaning "war" and "zon" meaning "son," potentially indicating a connection to a family line of soldiers or warriors.

One of the earliest known records of the GUERZON name appears in a 14th-century manuscript documenting land disputes in the village of Guerzon, located in the former Navarre region of Spain. This suggests that the surname may have initially been a locative name, referring to individuals from this particular area.

In the 16th century, a nobleman named Juan de Guerzon was noted for his role in the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands, serving as a military captain under the command of Pedro de Vera. He was born in the Basque region around 1490 and died in the Canary Islands in 1537.

During the 17th century, a Basque explorer named Miguel Guerzon was part of an expedition to the New World, establishing settlements in what is now central Mexico. He was born in the town of Guernica in 1612 and died in Mexico City in 1678.

In the 18th century, a French aristocrat named Marie-Antoinette de Guerzon was known for her involvement in the literary salons of Paris. She was born in the Basque region of France in 1729 and died in Paris in 1807.

In the 19th century, a Spanish artist named Pedro Guerzon gained recognition for his intricate woodcarvings and religious sculptures. He was born in the Basque town of Guernica in 1819 and died in Madrid in 1892.

Another notable figure was an Italian philosopher and political theorist named Antonio Guerzon, who lived in the early 20th century and wrote extensively on the concept of anarcho-syndicalism. He was born in the town of Guerzone, near Turin, in 1879 and died in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1942.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guerzon

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

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

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