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    The surname Garmendia

    A Spanish surname, carried by 582 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G655

    Garmendia: #38,103 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Garmendia #38,103, 582 people Garmendia: #38,103 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Garmendia #38,103, 582 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garmendia is more common than 76.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Garmendia, a surname of Basque origin composed of the elements gar (“blaze”) and mendi (“mountain”).

    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 582 people named Garmendia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 356.

    #38,103
    rank among US surnames
    582
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +63.5%
    change since 2000 (was #54,269)

    Who is named Garmendia

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

    84% of people named Garmendia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Garmendias

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • José Ignacio Garmendia
      Argentinian painter (1841-1925)
    • Bernardo Atxaga
      Basque-language writer from Gipuzkoa, Spain, born 1951

    Notable Garmendias come mostly from Argentina (1) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garmendia

    Garmendia has the Soundex code G655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G655.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garmendia come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Garmendia, a surname of Basque origin composed of the elements gar (“blaze”) and mendi (“mountain”).
    How common is the surname Garmendia?
    582 people in the United States had the surname Garmendia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. It ranked 38,103rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garmendia?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Garmendia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Garmendia?
    José Ignacio Garmendia, Argentinian painter (1841-1925), followed by Bernardo Atxaga.
    Where is the surname Garmendia most common?
    Wikidata records people named Garmendia in Argentina and Spain.
    Is the surname Garmendia getting more or less common?
    More common. 356 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 582 in 2010, up 64%.