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

Perez-Garcia, 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 Perez-Garcia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perez-Garcia in America

Perez-Garcia is the 17927th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perez-Garcia surname appeared 1,559 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Perez-Garcia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perez-Garcia 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 Perez-Garcia

The surname PEREZGARCIA originates from Spain, tracing its roots back to the medieval era. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of the patronymic "Perez" and the surname "Garcia." The first element, "Perez," derives from the ancient Spanish personal name "Pedro," which itself comes from the Latin "Petrus," meaning "rock" or "stone."

In the early centuries of Spanish history, it was common to adopt patronymic surnames, where the father's name was appended with the suffix "-ez" to denote filial descent. Thus, "Perez" would have initially signified "son of Pedro." The second element, "Garcia," is a widespread Spanish surname derived from the Visigothic personal name "Garsea," which, in turn, has its origins in the Germanic name "Gari," meaning "spear."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname PEREZGARCIA can be found in various medieval documents and records from Spain, such as the "Cartularios" (cartularies) and "Becerros" (registers) of monasteries and noble houses. One notable bearer was Rodrigo Perez Garcia, a 13th-century nobleman who served as the "Mayordomo Mayor" (Lord High Steward) to King Alfonso X of Castile and León.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest over the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula, several individuals with the surname PEREZGARCIA played significant roles in the military campaigns. Sancho Perez Garcia, born around 1170, was a celebrated knight and commander who participated in the conquest of Córdoba and Seville.

In the realm of literature, the surname PEREZGARCIA is associated with Juan Perez Garcia, a 16th-century Spanish poet and playwright known for his contributions to the early development of the Spanish theater. His works, such as "La Doleria del Sueño del Mundo" (The Dream World's Sorrow), were influential in their time.

As the Spanish empire expanded, the surname PEREZGARCIA spread to various regions of the Americas, where it can be found among the descendants of Spanish settlers and colonists. One notable bearer was Pedro Perez Garcia, a 17th-century explorer and navigator who accompanied the expeditions of Hernando de Soto and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in their explorations of the present-day southern United States.

In more recent times, the surname PEREZGARCIA has been carried by individuals such as José Perez Garcia, a 19th-century Cuban poet and patriot who played a role in the struggle for Cuban independence, and Andrés Perez Garcia, a 20th-century Mexican artist renowned for his vibrant murals and paintings depicting the indigenous cultures of Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perez-Garcia

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Perez-Garcia.

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

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