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

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

Popularity of García Acosta in America

García Acosta is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The García Acosta surname appeared 121 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 García Acosta.

The history of the last name García Acosta

The surname GARCIAACOSTA has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic Garcia, derived from the Spanish personal name García, with the locational name Acosta.

Garcia is a common patronymic surname in Spanish-speaking regions, originating from the medieval Spanish given name García, which is believed to have been derived from the Basque word "gartz," meaning "bear." This name was widely used in the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Visigothic rule, from the 5th to the 8th centuries.

The second part of the surname, Acosta, is a locational name that likely referred to a person who lived near or came from a place called Acosta. This place name may have its roots in the Latin word "costa," meaning "coast" or "slope," suggesting that the original bearer of this name resided in a coastal or hilly region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GARCIAACOSTA can be found in the 14th century, in the town of Córdoba, Spain. In 1387, a document from the Archivo Histórico Nacional mentions a certain Juan GARCIAACOSTA, who was a landowner in the region.

During the 15th century, the surname GARCIAACOSTA appeared in various records across Spain, including the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia. Notable bearers of this name from that period include Pedro GARCIAACOSTA, a merchant from Seville who traded with the Americas in the late 1400s, and Juana GARCIAACOSTA, a nun from the Monastery of Santa María la Real in Burgos, who lived between 1458 and 1521.

In the 16th century, the GARCIAACOSTA surname gained recognition with the explorer and conquistador, Diego GARCIAACOSTA (c. 1510 - 1582), who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro and later served as the governor of Charcas (present-day Bolivia) from 1565 to 1567.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Miguel GARCIAACOSTA (1592 - 1670), a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who played a significant role in the evangelization of New Spain (colonial Mexico) during the 17th century.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the GARCIAACOSTA surname spread to various regions of the Americas, including Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, where it continues to be found today.

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

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

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

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