# Geronimo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/geronimo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,443 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,449 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +52% (2,263 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Geronimo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 57% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 31% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Geronimo in Angola.

## People named Geronimo

- Vladimir Geronimo, Angolan basketball player (born 1978)

## Similar surnames

German, Germain, Germano, Germaine, Gorman, Garman, Garmon, Germany, Germann, Greenman, Greening, Grennan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.