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

GarciaSantiago, 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 GarciaSantiago surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of GarciaSantiago in America

GarciaSantiago is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The GarciaSantiago surname appeared 177 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 GarciaSantiago.

The history of the last name GarciaSantiago

The surname GARCIASANTIAGO has its origins in Spain, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic Garcia, derived from the personal name García, and the place name Santiago, which refers to the city of Santiago de Compostela.

The name García itself has its roots in the Germanic name Warderic, which became Warderic in Vulgar Latin, and eventually Garzia in the Basque region of Spain. This name was later adopted by the Visigoths and spread throughout the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GARCIASANTIAGO can be found in the medieval records of the city of Santiago de Compostela, where a knight named Rodrigo GARCIASANTIAGO was mentioned in a document from the year 1254.

In the 15th century, a nobleman named Juan GARCIASANTIAGO was known for his participation in the Reconquista, the long-lasting conflict between the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula and the Moors. He was born in 1412 and died in 1489.

During the 16th century, a poet and dramatist named Lope GARCIASANTIAGO gained recognition for his works in the Spanish Golden Age. He was born in 1562 in Seville and died in 1635 in Madrid.

In the 18th century, a famous explorer and cartographer named Tomás GARCIASANTIAGO was commissioned by the Spanish Crown to map the Pacific Coast of North America. He was born in 1721 in Cádiz and died in 1798 in Mexico City.

Another notable figure with this surname was María GARCIASANTIAGO, a prominent educator and feminist activist who fought for women's rights in Spain in the late 19th century. She was born in 1845 in Granada and died in 1924 in Madrid.

Over the centuries, the surname GARCIASANTIAGO has been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de la Puebla, and Santiago del Teide, reflecting the widespread presence of this surname across different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name GarciaSantiago

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

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

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