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

Guitron, 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 Guitron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guitron in America

Guitron is the 23750th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guitron surname appeared 1,065 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 Guitron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guitron 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 Guitron

The surname GUITRON originates from France, first appearing in records from the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "guiterne", which referred to a medieval stringed instrument similar to a lute or guitar. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname, given to someone who played or made such instruments.

The earliest known bearer of the name was Jean Guitron, born in 1512 in the village of Sarlat in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. Records show that he worked as a traveling minstrel and entertainer, lending credence to the occupational origin theory.

In the 17th century, the name appears in parish records from the town of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, also in the Dordogne region. One notable entry is the baptism of Pierre Guitron in 1642. This suggests that the name had become established in this area by that time.

The first recorded instance of the name outside of France comes from the Netherlands in the late 17th century. A merchant named Jaques Guitron is listed in the city records of Amsterdam in 1687, indicating that members of the family had begun to migrate and establish themselves in other parts of Europe.

During the 18th century, the name can be found in various historical documents from different regions of France. One notable bearer was François Guitron, a playwright and poet born in Lyon in 1732. His works, though not widely known today, were popular in literary circles of the time.

In the 19th century, the name appears to have spread further afield. Records show a Joseph Guitron born in 1812 in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). He later emigrated to Louisiana in the United States, where he worked as a plantation overseer.

Another notable figure was Marie-Thérèse Guitron, a French painter and artist born in Paris in 1879. She was known for her vivid landscape paintings and exhibited her works in several prestigious salons in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guitron

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

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

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