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

GarciaLara, 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 GarciaLara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of GarciaLara in America

GarciaLara is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The GarciaLara surname appeared 148 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 GarciaLara.

The history of the last name GarciaLara

The surname GARCIALARA is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain during the medieval period. The first part, "Garcia," is derived from the Visigothic personal name "Gartia," which is thought to have its roots in the Germanic word "gairthi," meaning "spear." The second part, "Lara," is a toponym referring to the town of Lara, located in the province of Burgos, Castile.

One of the earliest known historical references to the surname GARCIALARA can be found in the Cartulary of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, a Benedictine monastery in the province of Burgos, dating back to the 11th century. The document mentions a nobleman named "Gonçalo García de Lara," who was a member of the powerful House of Lara, a prominent noble family in medieval Castile.

In the 12th century, the surname GARCIALARA gained further prominence with the figure of Pedro González de Lara, a member of the House of Lara, who served as the Governor of Toledo under King Alfonso VII of Castile and León (born circa 1073, died in 1157). His descendants continued to hold significant positions of power and influence in the Iberian Peninsula over the following centuries.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Juan García de Lara, a 15th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer, who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands and the colonization of the Americas. He was born in the town of Lara around 1460 and died in the early 16th century.

During the 16th century, a branch of the GARCIALARA family migrated to the Americas, where they established themselves in various regions of the Spanish colonies. One prominent figure from this era was Diego García de Lara, a Spanish-born conquistador who played a role in the conquest of Guatemala and the subjugation of the indigenous Maya population in the 1520s and 1530s.

In the 18th century, the GARCIALARA surname was carried by José García de Lara y Galindo, a Spanish naval officer and explorer, who was born in Cádiz in 1743 and is known for his explorations of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America in the late 1700s.

Throughout history, the surname GARCIALARA has been associated with various noble families, military leaders, explorers, and other notable figures, reflecting its long-standing presence in the Hispanic world and its connections to the complex histories of Spain, the Americas, and the Spanish Empire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name GarciaLara

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

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

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