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    The surnameGomez

    A Spanish surname, the 51st most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡoʊmɛz/ 2 syllables Soundex G520

    Gomez: #51 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gomez #51, 365,655 people Gomez: #51 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Gomez #51, 365,655 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gomez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Gómez.

    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 365,655 people named Gomez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 844 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 263,590.

    #51
    rank among US surnames
    365,655
    people in 2010
    124
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.7%
    change since 2000 (was #68)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #42Adams427,865722
    #43Nelson424,958727
    #44Baker419,586736
    #45Hall407,076758
    #46Rivera391,114789
    #47Campbell386,157800
    #48Mitchell384,486803

    Who is named Gomez

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

    93% of people named Gomez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Gomezs

    42 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Selena Gomez
      American singer and actress (born 1992)
    • Papu Gómez
      Argentine association football player, born 1988
    • Xochitl Gomez
      American actress (born 2006)
    • Herculez Gomez
      American soccer player, born 1982
    • Joshua Gomez
      American actor and composer, born 1975
    • José Horacio Gómez
      American Roman Catholic archbishop, born 1951
    • Rick Gomez
      American actor, born 1972
    • Thomas Gomez
      American actor (1905-1971)
    • Ian Gomez
      American actor, born 1964
    • Gumercindo Gómez
      Bolivian footballer (1907-1980)
    • Scott Gomez
      American ice hockey player, born 1979
    • Valentín Gómez
      Argentine footballer (born 2003)

    Notable Gomezs come mostly from the United States (18), Argentina (15) and Mexico (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gomez

    Gomez has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gomez come from?
    From Spanish Gómez.
    How common is the surname Gomez?
    365,655 people in the United States had the surname Gomez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 844 Americans. It ranked 51st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gomez?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Gomez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gomez?
    Selena Gomez, American singer and actress (born 1992), followed by Papu Gómez.