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

Gomaz, 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 Gomaz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gomaz in America

Gomaz is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gomaz surname appeared 202 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 Gomaz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gomaz 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 Gomaz

The surname GOMAZ is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the medieval period, likely sometime between the 11th and 13th centuries. It may have derived from the Basque language words "goma" meaning "rubber" or "gum" and "az" meaning "place" or "location," suggesting a possible connection to an area known for its rubber or gum production.

One of the earliest known records of the GOMAZ surname can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the Basque region, where it is spelled "Gomaz." This document mentions a landowner named Pedro Gomaz who held property in the village of Elizondo in Navarre, Spain.

Another notable early reference is a 14th-century registry from the city of Bayonne in southwestern France, which lists a merchant named Juan Gomaz who traded goods between the Basque region and other parts of Europe.

In the 15th century, the surname GOMAZ appears in records from the town of Azpeitia in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. These documents mention a family of farmers and landowners with the surname, including a certain Martín Gomaz who lived during the latter half of the century.

One of the earliest known bearers of the GOMAZ surname was Rodrigo Gomaz, a Spanish explorer and navigator who was born in the Basque region around 1460. He accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493 and is credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot on the island of Puerto Rico.

During the 16th century, the GOMAZ surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies, with several individuals bearing the name achieving noteworthy positions. These include Diego Gomaz, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s, and Alonso Gomaz, a renowned architect who designed several churches and buildings in Seville, Spain, during the latter part of the century.

In the 17th century, the GOMAZ surname can be found in records from various parts of the Spanish Empire, including Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines. One notable figure from this period was Pedro Gomaz, a Spanish missionary and linguist who worked in the Philippines and authored one of the earliest dictionaries of the Tagalog language, published in 1637.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gomaz

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

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

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