The surname Gamboa
A Spanish surname, carried by 19,577 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex G510
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa.
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 19,577 people named Gamboa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,771 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,117.
#1,829
rank among US surnames
19,577
people in 2010
6.6
per 100,000 Americans
+29.5%
change since 2000 (was #2,205)
Who is named Gamboa
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
85% of people named Gamboa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 7.2%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
- Two or more races 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Gamboa come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa.
- How common is the surname Gamboa?
- 19,577 people in the United States had the surname Gamboa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,771 Americans. It ranked 1,829th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gamboa?
- In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gamboa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Gamboa getting more or less common?
- More common. 15,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,577 in 2010, up 30%.