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

Guseva, 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 Guseva surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guseva in America

Guseva is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guseva surname appeared 205 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 Guseva.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guseva 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 Guseva

The surname Guseva is of Russian origin, dating back to the medieval period in the regions of present-day European Russia and Ukraine. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Gus or Gusya, which are diminutive forms of the Russian name Grigory (Gregory).

The name Guseva first appeared in historical records in the 14th century, during the reign of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It was commonly found among the nobility and gentry classes in the regions of Novgorod, Vladimir, and Moscow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guseva can be found in the Velvet Book, a 16th-century genealogical record of Russian noble families. The book mentions a certain Andrei Gusev, who served as a voivode (military governor) in the city of Nizhny Novgorod in the late 15th century.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Gusev family played a prominent role in the Russian Orthodox Church. Archpriest Ioann Gusev (1638-1717) was a renowned theologian and author of several religious works, while Metropolitan Filaret Gusev (1782-1867) served as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1826 to 1867.

Another notable figure with the surname Guseva was Maria Guseva (1853-1923), a Russian writer and journalist who actively participated in the revolutionary movement against the Tsarist regime. Her works, including the novel "The Decembrists," shed light on the struggles of the Russian intelligentsia during the 19th century.

In the field of arts, the name Guseva is associated with the renowned Russian prima ballerina Ekaterina Guseva (1916-2003), who was a leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Her performances in classical ballets such as "Giselle" and "Swan Lake" earned her international acclaim.

Lastly, a prominent figure in the modern era was Vera Guseva (1920-2005), a Soviet and Russian actress known for her roles in numerous films and stage productions. She received numerous accolades, including the prestigious People's Artist of the USSR award in 1976.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guseva

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

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

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