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

Guimond, 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 Guimond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guimond in America

Guimond is the 16444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guimond surname appeared 1,749 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Guimond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guimond 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 Guimond

The surname Guimond is of French origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French personal name Guimont or Guymont, which is a compound of the Germanic elements "wid" meaning "wood" and "munt" meaning "protection." Thus, the name originally referred to someone who lived near or was protected by a wood or forest.

The earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in various French records and manuscripts from the 11th and 12th centuries. One notable early bearer was Guimond de Semur, a French nobleman and crusader who participated in the Second Crusade in 1147.

Another historical figure with this surname was Jean Guimond, a 14th-century French architect and master mason who worked on the construction of the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne in Bourges, France.

In the 15th century, there was a Geoffroy Guimond, a French scholar and theologian who served as the rector of the University of Paris in the 1470s.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Guymonde, Guymond, and Guymont. One notable bearer from this period was Jean Guimond (1525-1590), a French Protestant theologian and writer who was a prominent figure in the French Reformation.

In the 17th century, there was a French composer and organist named Pierre Guimond (1610-1684), who served as the organist at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

Over time, the name spread to other regions and countries, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, where it was often adapted to local spellings and pronunciations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guimond

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

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

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