How common is the surname Garay?

14,393 people in the United States had the surname Garay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,451 Americans. It ranked 2,515th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garay?

Ezequiel Garay, Argentine association football player, followed by Fernanda Garay.

Where is the surname Garay most common?

Wikidata records people named Garay in Brazil and Argentina.

Is the surname Garay getting more or less common?

More common. 10,142 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,393 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Garay

A Basque surname, carried by 14,393 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garay is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Basque origin

From Spanish, from Basque Garai.

One of 20 Basque surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,393 people named Garay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,451 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,142.

#2,515

rank among US surnames

14,393

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+41.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,236)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,507	Starnes	14,442	21,378
#2,508	Randle	14,437	21,386
#2,509	Reardon	14,435	21,389
#2,510	Coughlin	14,434	21,390
#2,511	Vick	14,421	21,409
#2,512	Jacques	14,417	21,415
#2,513	Heim	14,414	21,420

Who is named Garay

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

88% of people named Garay identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Garays

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ezequiel Garay
Argentine association football player, born 1986
Fernanda Garay
Brazilian volleyball player, born 1986
Pedro Raul
Brazilian association football player, born 1996

Notable Garays come mostly from Brazil (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garay

Garay has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Other Basque surnames

All 20 Basque surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Garay come from?: From Spanish, from Basque Garai.
How common is the surname Garay?: 14,393 people in the United States had the surname Garay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,451 Americans. It ranked 2,515th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garay?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Garay identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garay?: Ezequiel Garay, Argentine association football player, followed by Fernanda Garay.
Where is the surname Garay most common?: Wikidata records people named Garay in Brazil and Argentina.
Is the surname Garay getting more or less common?: More common. 10,142 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,393 in 2010, up 42%.