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

Garciaperez, 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 Garciaperez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garciaperez in America

Garciaperez is the 17159th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garciaperez surname appeared 1,651 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Garciaperez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garciaperez 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 Garciaperez

The surname Garciaperez has its origins in Spain, originating during the medieval period. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic surnames Garcia and Perez, which were widely used in the Iberian Peninsula during that era.

Garcia is derived from the ancient Germanic name Garcias, which means "strong man" or "brave spearman." Perez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the name Pedro, the Spanish form of Peter, and means "son of Peter."

The earliest known record of the surname Garciaperez can be traced back to the 13th century, when it appeared in various historical documents from the regions of Aragon and Castile in Spain. One notable mention is in the Libro de la Montería, a medieval hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile in the 14th century, which includes references to individuals bearing the surname Garciaperez.

During the 15th century, the name Garciaperez gained prominence among the nobility and landed gentry of Spain. One notable figure was Juan Garciaperez de Vargas (1455-1524), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

In the 16th century, the surname Garciaperez spread across the Spanish colonies in the Americas as a result of the Spanish colonization efforts. One prominent individual from this period was Pedro Garciaperez de Zúñiga (1510-1580), a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New Galicia (present-day western Mexico) from 1568 to 1572.

The surname Garciaperez has also been associated with notable figures in the arts and literature. One such individual was Antonio Garciaperez de Velasco (1655-1720), a Spanish playwright and poet who was a prominent figure in the Spanish Golden Age of literature.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Miguel Garciaperez de Legazpi (1528-1572), a Spanish navigator and conquistador who led the Spanish expedition that resulted in the colonization of the Philippines in the 16th century.

Throughout its history, the surname Garciaperez has undergone various spelling variations, including Garciperez, Garciaperes, and Garciperez, reflecting the regional and linguistic diversity of the areas where it was used.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garciaperez

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

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

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