Find out how popular the last name García-Gómez 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-Gómez.

García-Gómez, 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-Gómez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of García-Gómez in America

García-Gómez is the 40494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The García-Gómez surname appeared 540 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-Gómez.

We can also compare 2010 data for García-Gómez 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 García-Gómez

The surname GARCIAGOMEZ is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in the 9th century. It is a compound surname derived from the personal names García and Gómez, both of which have distinct linguistic roots.

García is believed to stem from the Visigothic name Garcerix, which itself has its origins in the Germanic words "garaz" meaning "spear" and "rīks" meaning "ruler" or "powerful." This name was commonly used among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula before the Muslim conquest in the 8th century.

Gómez, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin name Gundisalvus, which is a compound of the Germanic elements "gund" meaning "battle" and "salv" meaning "entire" or "whole." This name was widely adopted by the Visigoths and later became popular among the Christian populations of the Iberian Peninsula.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname GARCIAGOMEZ can be traced back to the 10th and 11th centuries, during the height of the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the northern Iberian Peninsula gradually regained control of territory from the Moors. Several historical figures bearing this surname are mentioned in medieval chronicles and documents from this era.

One notable individual was García Gómez de Carrión, a nobleman and military commander who fought alongside El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) in the late 11th century. Another was García Gómez de Acevedo, a knight and courtier who served under King Alfonso VIII of Castile in the early 13th century.

In the 14th century, García Gómez de Toledo was a prominent jurist and legal scholar who served as a royal adviser to King Alfonso XI of Castile. His work on legal codes and treatises was influential in the development of Spanish jurisprudence.

During the 15th century, García Gómez de Huelva was a renowned navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He later served as a governor and administrator in the Spanish colonies.

In the 16th century, García Gómez de Sandoval was a powerful nobleman and statesman who served as the Duke of Lerma and the chief minister to King Philip III of Spain. He was a key figure in the political and administrative affairs of the Spanish Empire during that period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name García-Gómez

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

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

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