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

Guido, 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 Guido surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guido in America

Guido is the 4971st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guido surname appeared 7,068 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Guido.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guido 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 Guido

The surname Guido is of Italian origin, deriving from the given name Guido. This name can be traced back to the Germanic words "widu" meaning "wood" and "wit" meaning "wide," implying someone who lived near a vast forest or woodland area.

The earliest recorded use of the name Guido dates back to the 10th century in Italy. It was particularly common in the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, and Emilia-Romagna, where it appeared in various medieval documents and records. Some notable early bearers of the name include Guido d'Arezzo (995-1050), a renowned Italian music theorist and Benedictine monk, and Guido Cavalcanti (c.1255-1300), an Italian philosopher and poet closely associated with Dante Alighieri.

In the Domesday Book, a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, there are no recorded instances of the surname Guido, likely due to its Italian origins. However, the name gained prominence in Italy during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Guido can be found in the 13th century, with Guido da Montefeltro (1223-1298), an Italian nobleman and military leader who served as the Lord of Urbino. Another notable bearer of the surname was Guido Reni (1575-1642), a celebrated Italian painter of the Baroque period, known for his religious works and mythological scenes.

During the Renaissance, the name Guido also appeared in the form of Vido, as seen in the case of Vido Vidov (c.1490-1568), a Croatian-born humanist and philosopher who lived and worked in Italy.

Other notable individuals with the surname Guido include Guido Gozzano (1883-1916), an Italian poet and writer associated with the Crepuscolari movement, and Guido Cantelli (1920-1956), an Italian conductor and musical director who tragically died in an airplane crash at the height of his career.

These examples illustrate the rich history and prominence of the surname Guido, particularly in Italy, where it has been carried by influential figures in various fields, including art, literature, philosophy, and music, over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guido

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

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

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