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

Gomba, 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 Gomba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gomba in America

Gomba is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gomba surname appeared 109 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 Gomba.

The history of the last name Gomba

The surname Gomba is believed to have originated in Hungary, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Hungarian word "gomba," which means "mushroom." This could indicate that the name was initially given to someone who lived near or worked with mushrooms, or it may have been a descriptive nickname related to a person's physical appearance or behavior.

One of the earliest known references to the name Gomba can be found in a 13th-century Hungarian document, where a person named "Gombas" was mentioned. This suggests that the name had already been in use for some time before this record.

In the 15th century, a nobleman named Gomba Mátyás (Mathias Gomba) was recorded as owning land in the village of Sajókaza, located in what is now northern Hungary. This suggests that the name had become established among the Hungarian nobility by this time.

In the 16th century, a famous Hungarian poet and humanist named Gombos Bálint (Valentine Gomba) was born in the town of Nagyvárad (now Oradea, Romania). He was known for his Latin poetry and for his work in promoting the study of classical literature in Hungary.

Another notable figure with the surname Gomba was István Gombos (1857-1937), a Hungarian historian and archivist who specialized in the history of the Hungarian Kingdom during the medieval period.

In the early 20th century, a Hungarian-American businessman named Joseph Gomba (1885-1955) founded the Gomba Grocery and Meat Company in Cleveland, Ohio, which became a successful chain of grocery stores in the region.

While the name Gomba is predominantly Hungarian in origin, there are also records of people with this surname in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, such as Slovakia and Poland, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gomba

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

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

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