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

Guillan, 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 Guillan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guillan in America

Guillan is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guillan surname appeared 103 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 Guillan.

The history of the last name Guillan

The surname GUILLAN is believed to have originated in the French region of Brittany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Breton word "gwillen," which means "willow tree." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who lived near a willow grove or who worked with willow wood.

The earliest recorded mention of the name GUILLAN can be found in the Cartulaire de Redon, a 9th-century collection of charters from the Abbey of Redon in Brittany. In this document, a landowner named Guillan is mentioned as a witness to a property transaction in the year 834 AD.

Another notable early reference to the name GUILLAN is found in the Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name is recorded as "Gvillan" in the entry for the village of Swanton Morley in Norfolk, suggesting that a person or family with this name held land or property in that area.

In the 13th century, a knight named Guillan de Moncontour fought alongside the French king Louis IX during the Seventh Crusade to the Holy Land. Moncontour is a town in Brittany, indicating that this Guillan likely hailed from that region.

During the 15th century, a French poet and composer named Alain Guillan was active at the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. He is known for his contributions to the courtly love tradition and his works, such as the "Chanson de Beauté," have been preserved in various music manuscripts from the time.

In the 16th century, a Spanish explorer named Juan Guillan accompanied Hernando de Soto on his expedition to explore and colonize Florida and the southeastern United States. Guillan served as a captain in de Soto's army and was present at the discovery of the Mississippi River in 1541.

Another notable figure with the surname GUILLAN was François Guillan, a French architect who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is best known for his work on the redesign and renovation of the Palace of Versailles under the reign of King Louis XIV.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guillan

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

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

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