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

Guifarro, 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 Guifarro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guifarro in America

Guifarro is the 37591st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guifarro surname appeared 592 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 Guifarro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guifarro 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 Guifarro

The surname Guifarro originated in Italy, with the earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "gufo," meaning "owl," potentially suggesting an ancestral connection to the bird or a place where owls were prevalent.

One of the earliest documented occurrences of the name appears in a collection of medieval records from the city of Siena, where a certain Guido Guifarro was mentioned as a resident in the year 1275. This provides evidence of the surname's existence in the region during that time period.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Francesco Guifarro, a renowned painter and fresco artist from Florence. Born in 1432, he was commissioned to decorate several churches and palaces throughout Tuscany, leaving a lasting impact on the region's artistic legacy.

Another prominent individual with the Guifarro surname was Giovanna Guifarro, a 16th-century poet and writer from Venice. Her collection of sonnets, published in 1567, garnered critical acclaim and contributed to the flourishing literary scene of the Venetian Renaissance.

The name Guifarro also appears in historical documents from the city of Naples, where a family of that name owned a successful vineyard in the 17th century. Records indicate that Vincenzo Guifarro, born in 1621, was a respected vintner whose wines were enjoyed by the local nobility.

In the late 18th century, Giuseppe Guifarro, a scholar from Milan, made significant contributions to the field of linguistics. His research on the origins and evolution of Italian dialects was highly regarded by his contemporaries and paved the way for further studies in the field.

While the name Guifarro has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and intermarriage. However, the earliest and most notable bearers of this surname can be traced back to the Italian peninsula, where it has a rich and diverse history spanning centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guifarro

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

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

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