Find out how popular the last name Gomez-Rodriguez 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-Rodriguez.

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

Popularity of Gomez-Rodriguez in America

Gomez-Rodriguez is the 57639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gomez-Rodriguez surname appeared 353 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-Rodriguez.

The history of the last name Gomez-Rodriguez

The surname GOMEZRODRIGUEZ has its origins in Spain, where it first appeared during the Middle Ages. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the two surnames Gomez and Rodriguez.

The name Gomez is derived from the Germanic name Gummus or Gomo, which means "man" or "warrior." It is believed to have been brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Visigoths, who ruled parts of Spain from the 5th to the 8th centuries.

Rodriguez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally derived from the given name of the father or an ancestor. It comes from the Spanish name Rodrigo, which is a variant of the Germanic name Roderick, meaning "famous ruler."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname GOMEZRODRIGUEZ can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century document that recorded information about landholdings and taxes in the Kingdom of Castile. It mentions a certain Pedro Gomez Rodriguez, who was a nobleman and landowner in the region of León.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the Inquisition in Spain, where a man named Juan Gomez Rodriguez was tried and convicted of heresy for his involvement in the Converso movement, which sought to protect the rights of Jews who had converted to Christianity.

During the 16th century, a prominent figure with the surname GOMEZRODRIGUEZ was Fernán Gómez Rodríguez de Herrera, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He was born in Trujillo, Spain, around 1510 and died in Peru in 1565.

In the 17th century, the name was associated with several notable figures in the arts and literature. One example is Antonio Gómez Rodríguez, a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1637, who was known for his religious works and portraits.

Another noteworthy individual was Juan Gómez Rodríguez, a Spanish playwright and poet born in Madrid in 1622. He was a member of the prestigious Spanish Academy and known for his plays and satires that commented on the societal norms of his time.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname GOMEZRODRIGUEZ was José Gómez Rodríguez, a Cuban-born general who fought in the Cuban War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule. He was born in Havana in 1858 and played a crucial role in several battles, including the Battle of Las Guásimas in 1898.

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

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

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

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