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

Gonzalez R., 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 Gonzalez R. surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gonzalez R. in America

Gonzalez R. is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gonzalez R. surname appeared 145 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 Gonzalez R..

The history of the last name Gonzalez R.

The surname GONZALEZR has its origins in Spain, emerging in the medieval era. It is believed to be derived from the personal name Gonzalo, which itself comes from the Germanic name Gundisalvus, meaning "battle-protection." The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 10th century in the regions of Asturias and Galicia.

In the 11th century, the surname GONZALEZR appeared in documents from the Kingdom of León, indicating its spread across the northern territories of the Iberian Peninsula. One notable mention is found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, where a certain Gonzalo Fernández is recorded as a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago.

The name gained prominence during the Reconquista period, as the Christian kingdoms gradually retook the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Several members of the GONZALEZR lineage played significant roles in this conflict, such as Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453-1515), known as "El Gran Capitán" (The Great Captain), who served as a military leader under the Catholic Monarchs.

Another noteworthy figure was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1495-1579), a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that founded the city of Bogotá in present-day Colombia. His exploits during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca Confederation earned him the nickname "El Conquistador de El Dorado" (The Conqueror of El Dorado).

In the realm of literature, one cannot overlook Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1195-c. 1264), a Spanish priest and poet widely regarded as one of the first significant writers of the Castilian language. His works, such as "Milagros de Nuestra Señora" (Miracles of Our Lady), are considered among the earliest examples of medieval Spanish literature.

Moving into the 16th century, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478-1557) was a Spanish historian and writer who chronicled the early Spanish conquests in the Americas. His work, "Historia General y Natural de las Indias" (General and Natural History of the Indies), provides invaluable insights into the indigenous cultures and natural history of the regions explored by the Spanish conquistadors.

Throughout its history, the surname GONZALEZR has been associated with various place names and local variants, such as Gonzálvez, Gonzálbez, and Gonzálbiz, reflecting the regional diversity of the Iberian Peninsula and its linguistic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gonzalez R.

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

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

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