The surname Gamez
A Spanish surname, carried by 24,256 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex G520
Origin
Spanish origin
A surname from Spanish, variant of Gomez.
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 24,256 people named Gamez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,729 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,812.
Who is named Gamez
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Gamez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
- Two or more races 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Gamezs
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Celia GámezArgentinian actor and singer (1905-1992)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Gamez has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Gamez come from?
- Gamez is Spanish in origin.
- How common is the surname Gamez?
- 24,256 people in the United States had the surname Gamez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,729 Americans. It ranked 1,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gamez?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gamez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Gamez?
- Celia Gámez, Argentinian actor and singer (1905-1992).
- Where is the surname Gamez most common?
- Wikidata records people named Gamez in Argentina.
- Is the surname Gamez getting more or less common?
- More common. 16,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,256 in 2010, up 44%.