Find out how popular the last name García Guzmán 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 Guzmán.

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

Popularity of García Guzmán in America

García Guzmán is the 69170th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The García Guzmán surname appeared 284 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 Guzmán.

The history of the last name García Guzmán

The surname GARCIAGUZMAN is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a combination of the patronymic surnames Garcia and Guzman, both of which have distinct origins.

The name Garcia is derived from the Germanic name Garcias, which itself comes from the Visigothic name Gartius. It was a common name among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Garcia was also a popular first name during the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

The name Guzman, on the other hand, is believed to have originated from the Basque region of Spain, where it was a territorial or place name. It is thought to be derived from the Basque words "gozoa" meaning "sweet" and "mana" meaning "valley" or "plain." This suggests that the name may have referred to a person who lived in a pleasant or sweet valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GARCIAGUZMAN can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century that listed landowners and their properties in Castile. In this document, there is a record of a certain Don Garcia Guzman, who was a nobleman and landowner.

During the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname GARCIAGUZMAN was Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, also known as El Viejo (The Elder), who was a Spanish admiral and military leader. He was born in 1506 and was instrumental in several naval victories against the Ottoman Empire and France.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, who was a Spanish statesman and chief minister of King Philip IV of Spain. He was born in 1587 and served as the de facto ruler of Spain from 1623 to 1643, during the height of the Spanish Golden Age.

In the 18th century, Antonio Olaguer Felíu y Guzmán was a Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Chile from 1737 to 1743. He was born in 1689 and played a significant role in the defense of Chile against the indigenous Mapuche people.

Finally, in the 19th century, Enrique Guzmán y Guzmán was a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the President of Peru from 1868 to 1872. He was born in 1805 and was known for his efforts to modernize the country's infrastructure and education system.

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

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

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

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