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

Garcíamendez, 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 Garcíamendez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garcíamendez in America

Garcíamendez is the 71678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garcíamendez surname appeared 272 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 Garcíamendez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garcíamendez 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 Garcíamendez

The surname GARCIAMENDEZ has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in Spain and Portugal. It is a combination of the Spanish surnames Garcia and Mendez, each with its own distinct history and meaning.

The name Garcia is derived from the Visigothic personal name Garcias, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Wardja, meaning "guard" or "watchman." It was a common name among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Over time, the name Garcia became widely used as a surname in Spain and Portugal.

Mendez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the Spanish given name Mendo, which has its roots in the Germanic name Ermendus or Hermundus. This name was popular among the Visigoths and later adopted by the Moors who occupied the Iberian Peninsula from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

The combined surname GARCIAMENDEZ likely emerged during the period of Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula, known as the Reconquista, which lasted from the 8th to the 15th centuries. It is possible that the name originated from the union of two families, one bearing the surname Garcia and the other Mendez.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GARCIAMENDEZ can be found in the "Libro de las Behetrías" (Book of Benetrías), a 14th-century document that listed landowners and their holdings in the Kingdom of Castile. In this document, there is a mention of a certain Garci Mendez de Sotomayor, who held lands in the region of Galicia.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname GARCIAMENDEZ. One of the earliest was Pedro Garciamendez, a 15th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Another prominent figure was Juan Garciamendez de Avila, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés. He was born in the city of Avila, Spain, around 1490 and died in Mexico in the mid-16th century.

In the realm of literature, there was Miguel Garciamendez Valdés, a 17th-century Spanish poet and playwright from Madrid. He was known for his works in the Baroque literary style and was active in the Spanish court during the reign of Philip IV.

In the 19th century, Joaquín Garciamendez y García was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish parliament during the reign of Queen Isabella II. He was born in Cartagena, Spain, in 1810 and died in Madrid in 1885.

More recently, in the 20th century, there was José Garciamendez, a Spanish painter and artist known for his Cubist and Surrealist works. He was born in Barcelona in 1923 and passed away in Madrid in 2001.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garcíamendez

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

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

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