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

Garcez, 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 Garcez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garcez in America

Garcez is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garcez surname appeared 238 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 Garcez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garcez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Garcez

The surname Garcez has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Portugal and Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Iberian personal name "Garcia," which has its roots in the Visigothic name "Gartius" or "Garsea." This name was prevalent among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula during the 5th to 8th centuries.

The surname Garcez is a patronymic form, indicating "son of Garcia." It was common practice in medieval times to add the suffix "-ez" or "-es" to a father's name to create a surname for his offspring. This naming convention was widely adopted in the regions of Portugal and Spain, leading to the emergence of various surnames like Garcez.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Garcez can be found in the "Livro Velho de Linhagens" (Old Book of Lineages), a Portuguese manuscript from the 13th century that documented noble families and their genealogies. It mentions individuals bearing the surname Garcez, indicating its presence in the region during that time.

In the 14th century, a notable figure was Vasco Garcez de Ávila, a Portuguese nobleman who served as a military commander during the reign of King Afonso IV. He played a crucial role in the conquest of the Algarve region from the Moors in the mid-14th century.

Another prominent individual with the surname Garcez was João Garcez Palha, a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and navigator. He accompanied Vasco da Gama on his famous voyage to India in 1497-1499 and later served as the captain of a ship during Pedro Álvares Cabral's expedition to Brazil in 1500.

In Spain, one noteworthy figure was Gonzalo Garcez de Ávila, a 15th-century nobleman and military leader who fought alongside the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, during the Spanish Reconquista against the Moors.

The surname Garcez can also be found in various place names throughout Portugal and Spain, such as Garcez in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal, and Garcez in the province of Zaragoza, Spain. These place names likely derived from individuals with the surname Garcez who had settled or held land in those areas.

While the surname Garcez has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Latin America, due to the Spanish and Portuguese colonization and migration patterns. However, its historical origins and early recorded instances can be traced back to the medieval times of the Iberian regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garcez

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

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 Garcez 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Garcez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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

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