Find out how popular the last name Rosales-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 Rosales-García.

Rosales-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 Rosales-García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosales-García in America

Rosales-García is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosales-García surname appeared 136 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 Rosales-García.

The history of the last name Rosales-García

The surname ROSALESGARCIA is a double-barrelled Spanish surname, originating from the regions of Andalusia and Castile in Spain during the late medieval period. It is a combination of the two surnames, Rosales and Garcia, both of which have distinct origins and histories.

Rosales is a toponymic surname derived from the Spanish word "rosal," which means "rose bush" or "rosebush." It likely originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near or was associated with a place where rose bushes grew abundantly. The earliest recorded instances of the surname Rosales can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of Spain.

Garcia, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the medieval Spanish personal name "García," which has its roots in the Visigothic name "Garsea." This name ultimately comes from the Germanic elements "gar" meaning "spear" and "sê" meaning "seed" or "descendant." The surname Garcia is one of the most common and widespread surnames in Spain, and its origins can be traced back to the 9th century during the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the double-barrelled surname ROSALESGARCIA can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Pedro Rosales Garcia was mentioned in a document dated 1487. This document suggests that the combination of the two surnames was already in use during the latter part of the 15th century.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname ROSALESGARCIA, including:

1. Juan Rosales Garcia (1560-1624), a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in various expeditions to the Americas and the Pacific.

2. María Rosales Garcia (1670-1742), a renowned Spanish painter and portraitist who was active in Madrid during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

3. Francisco Rosales Garcia (1795-1873), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the interim president of Mexico for a brief period in 1858.

4. Emilia Rosales Garcia (1852-1924), a Spanish feminist and educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Barcelona.

5. Javier Rosales Garcia (1920-1998), a Chilean author and poet who was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1985 for his contributions to the literary arts.

It is worth noting that the double-barrelled surname ROSALESGARCIA has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Spain, such as the town of Rosales in the province of Burgos and the municipality of Garcia in the province of Seville.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosales-García

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rosales-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 Rosales-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 Rosales-García was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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