How common is the surname Garza?

147,005 people in the United States had the surname Garza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,100 Americans. It ranked 186th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garza?

Alicia Garza, American activist and writer (born 1981), followed by Luka Garza.

Where is the surname Garza most common?

Wikidata records people named Garza in the United States.

Is the surname Garza getting more or less common?

More common. 124,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 147,005 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Garza

A Spanish surname, carried by 147,005 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garza is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish.

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 147,005 people named Garza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,100 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 124,130.

#186

rank among US surnames

147,005

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+18.4%

change since 2000 (was #220)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#177	Rose	153,397	2,013
#178	Stone	153,329	2,014
#179	Salazar	152,703	2,022
#180	Fox	152,334	2,027
#181	Warren	152,147	2,029
#182	Mills	151,942	2,032
#183	Meyer	150,895	2,046

Who is named Garza

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

92% of people named Garza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or more races 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Garzas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alicia Garza
American activist and writer (born 1981)
Luka Garza
American-Bosnian basketball player, born 1998
Greg Garza
American soccer player, born 1991
Kika de la Garza
American politician (1927-2017)
Matt Garza
American professional baseball player, pitcher, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garza

Garza 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 Garza come from?: Garza is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Garza?: 147,005 people in the United States had the surname Garza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,100 Americans. It ranked 186th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garza?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Garza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garza?: Alicia Garza, American activist and writer (born 1981), followed by Luka Garza.
Where is the surname Garza most common?: Wikidata records people named Garza in the United States.
Is the surname Garza getting more or less common?: More common. 124,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 147,005 in 2010, up 18%.