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

Guzmán-Pérez, 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 Guzmán-Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guzmán-Pérez in America

Guzmán-Pérez is the 92358th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guzmán-Pérez surname appeared 199 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 Guzmán-Pérez.

The history of the last name Guzmán-Pérez

The surname GUZMANPEREZ has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is a combination of two distinct surnames: Guzman and Perez. The name Guzman is derived from the Germanic personal name Godman, which means "good man" or "god's man." This name was brought to Spain by the Visigoths during their rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

The Guzman family was prominent in Spanish history, with members holding influential positions in the military, politics, and the Catholic Church. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guzman can be found in the Becerro de Benaciones, a medieval Spanish manuscript from the 13th century, which documented the noble families of Castile and León.

The Perez surname, on the other hand, is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Pedro, the Spanish form of Peter. It was a common practice in medieval Spain to add the suffix "-ez" to a father's name to indicate filiation, thus creating surnames like Perez, meaning "son of Pedro."

One notable figure who bore the surname GUZMANPEREZ was Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán y Pérez (1490-1558), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He later served as the governor of Nueva Galicia (present-day western Mexico) and founded the city of Guadalajara in 1542.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Gaspar Pérez de Guzmán (1587-1637), a Spanish nobleman, writer, and diplomat who served as the Duke of Olivares and the chief minister of King Philip IV. He was an influential figure in the Spanish court and played a significant role in shaping the policies of the Spanish Empire during the Thirty Years' War.

In the 16th century, the GUZMANPEREZ surname appeared in various genealogical records and manuscripts, such as the Nobiliario de la ciudad de Sevilla, which documented the noble families of Seville. This suggests that the surname was well-established among the Spanish nobility during this time period.

The GUZMANPEREZ surname can also be traced to the town of Guzmán, located in the province of Burgos, Spain. This town was likely named after the Guzman family, who held significant influence and land in the region during the Middle Ages.

Other notable individuals who bore the GUZMANPEREZ surname include Juan Guzmán Perez (1687-1748), a Spanish painter known for his religious works, and Miguel Guzmán Perez (1753-1820), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guzmán-Pérez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Guzmán-Pérez.

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 Guzmán-Pérez 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 Guzmán-Pérez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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