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

Gines, 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 Gines surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gines in America

Gines is the 11170th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gines surname appeared 2,832 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 Gines.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gines 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 Gines

The surname Gines originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish given name Ginés, which itself is a form of the Greek name Genesius. The name Genesius means "well-born" or "of noble birth."

Gines is a habitational name, meaning it likely originated from a specific place or location. Some historians suggest it may be linked to the municipality of Gines, located in the province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The town of Gines dates back to the Roman era and was known as Gines in Latin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Gines can be found in the Cartulario de Sahagún, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that contains records of property transactions and legal disputes in the region of León, Spain. The document mentions a certain Pedro Gines, who was involved in a land dispute in the year 1178.

In the 13th century, there is mention of a notable figure named Gonzalo Gines de Azevedo, who was a Portuguese nobleman and military commander during the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. He was born around 1235 and died in 1310.

During the Renaissance period, a prominent individual with the surname Gines was Francisco Gines de Sepúlveda, a Spanish Renaissance scholar, philosopher, and historian who lived from 1490 to 1573. He is best known for his writings defending the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the subjugation of Indigenous peoples.

Another notable bearer of the Gines surname was Juan Gines de Sepúlveda, a Spanish theologian, philosopher, and humanist who lived from 1490 to 1573. He was a contemporary of Francisco Gines de Sepúlveda and participated in the famous Valladolid debate, which discussed the treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies.

In the 17th century, a man named Domingo Gines was mentioned in the records of the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico. He was a merchant and landowner who was accused of practicing Judaism in secret, despite outwardly professing to be a Catholic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gines

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

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

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