# Gonzaga (surname)

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

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,827 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,185 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 109,213 people |
| Change since 2000 | +58% (1,793 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Romance (Portuguese Gonzaga Spanish Gonzaga, Italian Gonzaga) and Philippine (Cebuano Gonzaga, Tagalog Gonzaga). Originally from Italian Gonzaga, the name of the ruling family of Mantua. This surname is now predominantly found in Brazil. The Portuguese and Philippine name originates from Spanish. The Spanish name originates from Italian.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gonzaga 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) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 50% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 34% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gonzaga in Brazil, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Portugal and the United States.

## People named Gonzaga

- Eleonora Gonzaga, Austrian empress
- Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, singer, performing artist (1912–1989)
- Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian musician and composer (1847–1935)
- Anderson Gonzaga, Brazilian association football player
- Tomás António Gonzaga, Brazilian poet, jurist and activist
- Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Gonzaga, Brazilian association football player
- Francesco Gonzaga, (1444-1483) Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Brixen and Apostolic Administrator 
- Ginger Gonzaga, American comedian and actress
- Gabriel Gonzaga, Brazilian martial artist
- Francesco Gonzaga, apostolic nuncio
- Pirro Gonzaga, 16th-century Catholic cardinal
- Annibale Gonzaga, Austrian field marshal

## 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.