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

AvilaGarcía, 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 AvilaGarcía surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of AvilaGarcía in America

AvilaGarcía is the 99845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The AvilaGarcía surname appeared 181 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 AvilaGarcía.

The history of the last name AvilaGarcía

The surname AVILAGARCIA is of Spanish origin, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula. The name is a combination of two distinct elements: "Avila" and "Garcia."

The first part, "Avila," is derived from the name of a historical city in central Spain, located in the province of Castile and León. This city dates back to the Roman era and was known as "Abula" or "Abila" during that time. The name is believed to have its origins in the Celtic or Iberian languages, potentially meaning "high plain" or "elevated land."

The second part, "Garcia," is a patronymic surname, which means "son of Garcia." Garcia itself is a Spanish form of the Germanic name "Gard-ric," composed of the elements "gard" meaning "enclosure" or "fortification" and "ric" meaning "power" or "ruler." This naming tradition was common in medieval Spain, where people would take their father's name as a surname.

One of the earliest recorded references to the surname AVILAGARCIA can be found in the Libro de Fuero de Avila, a legal document from the 12th century that recorded the privileges and laws granted to the city of Avila by King Alfonso VII of León and Castile.

Notable individuals with the surname AVILAGARCIA include:

1. Pedro Fernández de Avilés y García (c. 1490-1538), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who founded the city of Havana, Cuba, in 1519.

2. Juan Bautista de Avila y García (1564-1638), a Spanish Jesuit missionary and writer who worked in Mexico and the Philippines.

3. María de Avila y García (1668-1724), a Spanish nun and writer who authored several religious works.

4. Diego de Avila y García (1725-1802), a Spanish military officer and governor of various provinces in the Spanish Empire, including Cuba and Louisiana.

5. Ramón de Avila y García (1799-1874), a Spanish politician and writer who served as a deputy in the Spanish Cortes and authored several historical works.

The surname AVILAGARCIA has been present in various regions of Spain and its former colonies, particularly in areas where the city of Avila had a significant influence or where its inhabitants migrated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name AvilaGarcía

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

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

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