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

Gomez-Aguilar, 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 Gomez-Aguilar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gomez-Aguilar in America

Gomez-Aguilar is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gomez-Aguilar surname appeared 100 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 Gomez-Aguilar.

The history of the last name Gomez-Aguilar

The surname GOMEZAGUILAR has its origins in Spain, originating during the medieval period. It is a compound surname formed by combining the patronymic Gomez, which derives from the Germanic name Gummus, and Aguilar, which is a toponymic name referring to a place called Aguilar, meaning "place of eagles" in Spanish.

GOMEZAGUILAR is believed to have first emerged in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain, during the 10th century. It was likely adopted by families who resided in or near the town of Aguilar, which can be found in several provinces across Spain, such as Córdoba, Sevilla, and Teruel.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GOMEZAGUILAR can be found in the "Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla," a 13th-century manuscript documenting the distribution of lands and properties in Seville after the Christian conquest of the city in 1248.

Notable individuals with the surname GOMEZAGUILAR throughout history include:

1. Juan Gómez de Aguilar (c. 1480-1545), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

2. María Gómez de Aguilar (c. 1520-1590), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist known for her charitable works in Seville.

3. Diego Gómez de Aguilar (c. 1570-1640), a Spanish military commander who fought in the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch Republic.

4. Pedro Gómez de Aguilar (c. 1610-1677), a Spanish poet and playwright who was part of the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

5. Juana Gómez de Aguilar (c. 1650-1720), a Spanish painter and one of the few female artists of her time to achieve recognition.

The GOMEZAGUILAR surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as Aguilar de la Frontera in the province of Córdoba, and Aguilar de Campoo in the province of Palencia, potentially indicating the geographic origins of different branches of the family.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gomez-Aguilar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gomez-Aguilar.

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 Gomez-Aguilar 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 Gomez-Aguilar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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