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

Luna García, 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 Luna García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luna García in America

Luna García is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luna García surname appeared 165 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 Luna García.

The history of the last name Luna García

The surname LUNAGARCIA is believed to have originated in Spain, likely during the medieval period. It is a compound name, combining the Spanish words "luna" meaning "moon" and "garcia" which is a common patronymic surname derived from the personal name García.

LUNAGARCIA may have initially been a descriptive nickname or a toponymic name referring to someone who lived near or was associated with a location bearing the name Luna. The town of Luna in León, Spain, dates back to Roman times and was an important mining center during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the LUNAGARCIA surname appears in the 14th-century Catalan manuscript, the Llibre del Repartiment, which documented the distribution of lands and properties in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Reconquista. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname may have been among the repopulating settlers in the region.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the LUNAGARCIA surname was Pedro de LUNAGARCIA, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala under Pedro de Alvarado. He was born around 1490 and played a role in the subjugation of the indigenous Maya peoples.

Another historical figure was Francisca de LUNAGARCIA, a 17th-century Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of Santa María de la Concepción in Cuenca, Spain. She was born in 1612 and is known for her spiritual writings and devotion to the Virgin Mary.

In the 18th century, Juan Antonio de LUNAGARCIA was a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Empire's campaigns in the Americas. He was born in 1725 and participated in the defense of Havana, Cuba, against the British during the Seven Years' War.

During the 19th century, the LUNAGARCIA surname was also found in parts of Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Central America, likely due to the migration of Spanish settlers and colonists to these regions during the colonial era.

One notable individual from this period was Mariano LUNAGARCIA, a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Mexican Congress during the 1840s. He was born in 1805 and played a role in the political debates surrounding the Mexican-American War.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luna García

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Luna García.

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

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