Robles García last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Robles 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 Robles García.

Meaning of Robles García

A Spanish surname derived from geographic names combined with a common patronymic surname.

Robles 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 Robles García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Robles García in America

Robles García is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Robles García surname appeared 124 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 Robles García.

The history of the last name Robles García

The surname ROBLESGARCIA originated in Spain during the 16th century. It is a compound name combining the Spanish words "robles" meaning "oak trees" and "garcia" which was a common patronymic surname derived from the personal name García.

The earliest known references to the name ROBLESGARCIA can be found in various historical records from the region of Castile in central Spain. It is believed the name was initially associated with individuals who lived near or owned land with oak trees.

In 1587, a document from the town of Valladolid mentions a landowner named Pedro ROBLESGARCIA who owned a large estate with numerous oak trees on the property. This is one of the earliest recorded examples of the surname.

Another notable individual with the surname was Juan ROBLESGARCIA, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century under Hernán Cortés. He was born in 1498 in Seville and died in 1565 in Mexico City.

During the 17th century, the ROBLESGARCIA name appeared in various municipal records throughout Spain, particularly in the provinces of Castile and León, suggesting the name was well-established in these regions.

In the late 18th century, a prominent figure named María ROBLESGARCIA was a renowned writer and poet from Madrid. She was born in 1768 and published several collections of poetry during her lifetime.

Another individual of note was José ROBLESGARCIA, a Spanish military officer who served in the Peninsular War against the French in the early 19th century. He was born in 1782 in Valladolid and died in 1836 in Madrid.

As Spanish colonization expanded to the Americas, individuals with the ROBLESGARCIA surname also established themselves in various regions of Latin America, particularly in Mexico and parts of Central America.

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

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Robles 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 Robles García was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 97.58% 121

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

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