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    The surnameGarcia

    A Spanish surname, the 6th most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɡɑɹˈsiː.ə/ 3 syllables Soundex G620

    Garcia: #6 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Garcia #6, 1,166,120 people Garcia: #6 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Garcia #6, 1,166,120 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garcia is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish García.

    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 1,166,120 people named Garcia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 858,289.

    #6
    rank among US surnames
    1,166,120
    people in 2010
    395
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.9%
    change since 2000 (was #8)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3Williams1,625,252190
    #4Brown1,437,026215
    #5Jones1,425,470217
    #6Garcia1,166,120265
    #7Miller1,161,437266

    Who is named Garcia

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

    92% of people named Garcia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Garcias

    78 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Andy Garcia
      American actor and director (born 1956)
    • Jorge Garcia
      American actor and comedian, born 1973
    • Jerry Garcia
      American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)
    • Joanna Garcia
      American actress and businesswoman (born 1979)
    • Adam Garcia
      Australian actor and tap dancer, born 1973
    • Luis García Meza Tejada
      Bolivian dictator (1929-2018)
    • Aimee Garcia
      American actress, born 1978
    • Charly García
      Argentine singer-songwriter and musician, born 1951
    • Richard Garcia
      Australian association football player, born 1981
    • Santiago García
      Argentine footballer (1988-)
    • José Carlos Garcia Leal
      Brazilian association football player, born 1980
    • Al Ernest Garcia
      American actor (1887-1938)

    Notable Garcias come mostly from the United States (29), Brazil (16) and Argentina (14).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garcia

    Garcia has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garcia come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish García.
    How common is the surname Garcia?
    1,166,120 people in the United States had the surname Garcia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265 Americans. It ranked 6th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garcia?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Garcia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Garcia?
    Andy Garcia, American actor and director (born 1956), followed by Jorge Garcia.