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

Garzón, 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 Garzón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garzón in America

Garzón is the 7487th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garzón surname appeared 4,450 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Garzón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garzón 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 Garzón

The surname Garzon is of Spanish origin, with its roots traced back to the medieval era in the Iberian Peninsula. The name is derived from the Spanish word "garzon," which means "young man" or "servant." It is believed that the name was initially used as a descriptive term for someone who worked as a servant or a young man in a household.

In the early medieval period, surnames were not yet widely adopted, and people were often identified by their occupation, physical characteristics, or place of origin. The term "garzon" likely became a hereditary surname when the practice of inheriting family names became more prevalent in Spain during the 12th and 13th centuries.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Garzon can be found in various historical documents from the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. One notable example is the mention of a certain Alfonso Garzon in a land grant deed from the city of Seville, dated 1286.

Throughout the centuries, the Garzon surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded figures was Pedro Garzon, a 15th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Another prominent figure bearing the Garzon name was Juan Garzon, a 16th-century Spanish soldier and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born around 1490 in the town of Trujillo, Extremadura.

In the realm of literature, Miguel Garzon was a celebrated 17th-century Spanish poet and playwright. He was born in Seville in 1615 and is best known for his works in the Spanish Golden Age of literature.

Moving into the 18th century, José Garzon y Munoz was a prominent Spanish architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings, including the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the Garzon surname is Baltasar Garzon, a Spanish jurist and former judge who gained international recognition for his efforts in prosecuting human rights violations and crimes against humanity.

The Garzon surname continues to be widely used in Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, particularly in regions with strong historical ties to Spain, such as Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garzón

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

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

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