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    The surname Gamarra

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,313 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G560

    Gamarra: #20,263 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gamarra #20,263, 1,313 people Gamarra: #20,263 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gamarra #20,263, 1,313 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gamarra is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Gamarra, a surname of Basque origin.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,313 people named Gamarra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 861.

    #20,263
    rank among US surnames
    1,313
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +52.5%
    change since 2000 (was #26,614)

    Who is named Gamarra

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Gamarra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gamarra

    Gamarra has the Soundex code G560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G560.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gamarra come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Gamarra, a surname of Basque origin.
    How common is the surname Gamarra?
    1,313 people in the United States had the surname Gamarra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gamarra?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gamarra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Gamarra getting more or less common?
    More common. 861 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 53%.