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

Guions, 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 Guions surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guions in America

Guions is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guions surname appeared 104 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 Guions.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guions 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 Guions

The surname GUIONS is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Spanish word "guion," meaning a standard or banner bearer, suggesting that the first bearers of this name may have been standard bearers or warriors in the armies of Spanish nobility.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GUIONS surname can be found in the records of the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. A notable figure bearing this name was Diego Guions, a soldier who fought alongside King Alfonso VI of Castile during the capture of Toledo in 1085.

As the Reconquista progressed and the Spanish kingdoms expanded, the GUIONS name spread to different regions of Spain. In the 13th century, records show that a family with the surname GUIONS settled in the region of Aragon, where they held lands and titles.

During the Age of Exploration, some members of the GUIONS family ventured to the New World, contributing to the Spanish colonization efforts. One such figure was Juan Guions, born in 1542 in Seville, who accompanied the expedition of Hernando de Soto to Florida in 1539.

In the 17th century, the GUIONS name also appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition. A notable figure from this period was Francisca Guions, who was tried by the Inquisition in Seville in 1632 for alleged heretical beliefs.

As the centuries passed, the GUIONS surname continued to be associated with notable figures in Spanish history. For example, Miguel Guions y Fernández (1805-1875) was a prominent Spanish politician and writer who served as a deputy in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament.

Throughout its history, the GUIONS surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Guiones, Guyones, and Guyon. While the name originated in Spain, it has since spread to other regions and countries, reflecting the global reach of Spanish exploration and colonization.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guions

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

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

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