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

Gómez-Pérez, 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 Gómez-Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gómez-Pérez in America

Gómez-Pérez is the 41728th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gómez-Pérez surname appeared 521 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 Gómez-Pérez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gómez-Pérez 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 Gómez-Pérez

The surname GOMEZPEREZ is of Spanish origin, originating from the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic "Gomez" with the surname "Perez." The name Gomez is derived from the Germanic name "Gumma," meaning "man" or "warrior," while Perez is a patronymic form of the personal name Pedro, derived from the Greek "Petros," meaning "rock."

The earliest recorded instances of the name GOMEZPEREZ can be traced back to the 12th century, appearing in various historical documents and records from the Kingdom of Castile and León. One notable example is found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla," a 14th-century manuscript that documented land ownership and taxation records in medieval Castile.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, several individuals bearing the surname GOMEZPEREZ played significant roles. One such figure was Gonzalo Gomez Perez, a 13th-century nobleman and military leader who participated in the conquest of Seville in 1248 under King Ferdinand III of Castile.

In the 15th century, Juan Gomez Perez served as a royal secretary to King John II of Castile and played a crucial role in the formation of the Spanish Inquisition. Another notable bearer of the name was Alonso Gomez Perez, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico and participated in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

In the realm of literature, one cannot overlook Gomez Perez Patiño, a 17th-century Spanish poet and playwright known for his works in the Baroque style. His contemporary, Alonso Gomez Perez de Valenzuela, was a prominent jurist and author who served as a magistrate in the Royal Chancellery of Valladolid.

As the GOMEZPEREZ family spread throughout Spain and its colonies, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Gomez Perez, Gomez-Perez, and Gómez Pérez. These variations reflected regional linguistic differences and the influence of other languages, particularly in the Spanish territories of the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gómez-Pérez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gómez-Pérez.

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 Gómez-Pérez 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 Gómez-Pérez 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 Gómez-Pérez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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