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

Garzia, 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 Garzia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garzia in America

Garzia is the 38640th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garzia surname appeared 572 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 Garzia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garzia 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 Garzia

The surname GARZIA has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is believed to be derived from the Basque word "gartzia," which means "high" or "elevated." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a high or mountainous area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name GARZIA date back to the 12th century. In 1185, a document from the town of Estella in Navarre mentions a man named Sancho Garzia. Another early reference can be found in a manuscript from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, which lists a certain García Garzia as a witness to a land transaction in 1198.

During the medieval period, the GARZIA surname was particularly prevalent in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia, and Álava. It is also found in historical records from the neighboring regions of Navarre and La Rioja.

One notable bearer of the GARZIA name was Iñigo Garcés de Garzia, a 13th-century nobleman and military leader from Navarre. He played a significant role in the conflicts between the Kingdom of Navarre and the Crown of Aragon during the reign of Sancho VII.

In the 15th century, a branch of the GARZIA family settled in the town of Balmaseda, situated in the modern-day province of Bizkaia. The name appears in several local documents from that era, such as the "Libro de Vecindades" (Book of Neighbors) from 1492.

Another prominent figure with the GARZIA surname was Juan García de Garzia, a 16th-century architect and stonemason from Álava. He was involved in the construction of several important buildings in the region, including the Cathedral of Santa María in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Throughout its history, the GARZIA surname has also been associated with various place names in the Basque Country, such as the village of Garzia in Gipuzkoa and the Garzia Valley in Bizkaia. These place names likely derived from the surname itself, reflecting the presence of GARZIA families in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garzia

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

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

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