Find out how popular the last name Gonzalez Vega 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 Vega.

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

Popularity of Gonzalez Vega in America

Gonzalez Vega is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gonzalez Vega surname appeared 125 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 Vega.

The history of the last name Gonzalez Vega

The surname GONZALEZVEGA has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Spain and Portugal. The name is a combination of two Spanish surnames, Gonzalez and Vega, which trace their roots back to different eras and regions.

The first part of the name, Gonzalez, is derived from the Spanish form of the given name Gonzalo, which itself is a variant of the Germanic name Gundisalvus. This name was popular among the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th to 8th centuries. The name Gonzalez began appearing in medieval Spanish records as early as the 10th century.

The second part of the name, Vega, is a Spanish word meaning "fertile plain" or "meadow." It is believed to have originated as a topographic surname, referring to people who lived in or near such regions. The earliest recorded instances of the Vega surname date back to the 12th century in the northern Spanish regions of Asturias and Cantabria.

One notable historical figure bearing the GONZALEZVEGA surname was Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza y Vega (1545-1609), a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as the Governor of the Netherlands. Another was Pedro Gonzalez de Vega (1564-1638), a Spanish playwright and poet who was a contemporary of Lope de Vega and contributed to the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

In the 16th century, the GONZALEZVEGA name appeared in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas, including Juan Gonzalez Vega (c.1530-1598), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala and served as the first governor of Costa Rica.

Moving into the 17th century, one notable bearer of the GONZALEZVEGA surname was Francisco Gonzalez de Vega (1619-1676), a Spanish painter and engraver who was active in Madrid and is known for his religious works.

In the 19th century, José Gonzalez Vega (1815-1888) was a Cuban lawyer, politician, and writer who played a role in the movement for Cuban independence from Spain.

Throughout its history, the GONZALEZVEGA surname has been found in various spellings, such as Gonzalezvega, Gonzalez Vega, and González Vega, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of different regions and time periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gonzalez Vega

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

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

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