Guardia Family History
Guardia Name Meaning
Catalan (Guàrdia) Spanish and Italian: from Catalan guàrdia Spanish and Italian guardia ‘guard watch’ a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place by a watchtower or a habitational name from any of numerous places called (La) Guardia named with the same word; or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept watch or for a member of the town guard. Compare Italian Laguardia
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022