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

Ayala García, 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 Ayala García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ayala García in America

Ayala García is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ayala García surname appeared 154 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 Ayala García.

The history of the last name Ayala García

The surname AYALAGARCIA originated in Spain, specifically in the regions of Andalusia and Castile. It is a combination of two surnames - Ayala and Garcia, which were common in these areas during the medieval period.

The name Ayala is derived from the Basque word "aia," which means "rocky ground" or "stone." It was likely a topographic surname, referring to someone who lived near or owned land with rocky terrain. The earliest recorded instances of the name Ayala can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval documents from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, dating back to the 10th century.

The name Garcia, on the other hand, is of Germanic origin and was widely used in Spain after the Visigothic invasion in the 5th century. It is derived from the Germanic personal name "Gartius," which means "brave spearman."

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname AYALAGARCIA was Fernán Pérez de Ayala, a 13th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Reconquista, the campaign to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 14th century, the Ayala family established themselves as a prominent noble house in the region of Álava, in the Basque Country. Pedro López de Ayala (1332-1407), a Spanish statesman, historian, and poet, was a member of this family and served as the Grand Chancellor of Castile under King Henry III.

Another notable figure with the surname AYALAGARCIA was Juan de Ayala (1480-1538), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was one of the first settlers in the city of Puebla de los Ángeles, founded in 1531.

In the 16th century, the name AYALAGARCIA also appears in records related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. For instance, Hernando de Ayala y García was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition to the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1592, seeking a potential Northwest Passage.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the AYALAGARCIA surname was found among the Spanish nobility and landowners, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Castile. One notable figure from this period was José de Ayala y García (1662-1738), a Spanish military officer who served as the governor of Cuba from 1724 to 1738.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ayala García

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

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

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