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Early Origins of the Guerrier family

The surname Guerrier was first found in Tuscany (Italian: Toscana), a region in central Italy, though records of it appearing in Venetia are also common. Variations of the name ending in "i" come mostly from the north, whereas those ending in "o" originate in the south. The name Guerrier comes from the Italian word "guerra," meaning "war."

Early History of the Guerrier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guerrier research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1569, 1570, 1589 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Guerrier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guerrier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guerrazzi, Guerra, Guerri, Guerranti, Guerrasio, Guerrato, Guerrera, Guerreschi, Guerrieri, Guerriero and many more.

Early Notables of the Guerrier family

  • Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri (1589-1655), an Italian painter and Caravaggisto

Guerrier Ranking

the United States, the name Guerrier is the 13,508th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Guerrier is ranked the 3,171st most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Guerrier family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catherine Guerra, 20; who came to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1827; G. Guerra, who arrived in New York in 1881 aboard the S.S. Alexandria, Juan Guerra, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851.


Contemporary Notables of the name Guerrier (post 1700) +

  • Edith Guerrier (1870-1958), American pioneer in the field of library science who is best known for developing progressive library programs in the 1890s
  • Edmund Gasseau Choteau Le Guerrier (1840-1921), of American and Cheyenne parentage, a survivor of the Sand Creek massacre in 1864
  • Fabrice Guerrier, Haitian-American writer and artist who founded the sci-fi and fantasy production house and publisher, Syllble
  • William Guerrier (1812-1858), American businessman and Cheyenne interpreter on the Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail, believed to have been the first rancher in Wyoming
  • Matthew Olson "Matt" Guerrier (b. 1978), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Vladimir Ivanovich Guerrier (1837-1919), Russian historian, professor of history at Moscow State University from 1868 to 1904, founder of the "Courses Guerrier" and was a leading instigator of higher education for women in Russia
  • Wilde-Donald Guerrier (b. 1989), Haitian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left-back for German club FC Cosmos Koblenz
  • Adler Guerrier (b. 1975), Haitian visual artist working in photography, drawing, collage, and printmaking to comment on issues of place and identity
  • Jean-Jacques Louis Philippe Guerrier (1757-1845), Duke of L'Avance, Count of Mirebalai, career officer and general in the Haitian Army who became the president of Haïti on May 3, 1844
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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