# Gonzales (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gonzales/  
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 Spanish, variant of Gonzalez.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 214,758 |
| US rank (2010) | 111 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,438 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (193,934 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gonzales 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) | 9.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 84% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gonzales in the United States, the Philippines and France.

## People named Gonzales

- Alberto Gonzales, 80th United States Attorney General
- Paul Gonzales, American boxer
- Tony Gonzales, American politician (born 1980)
- Charlene Gonzales, Binibining Pilipinas 1994, Top 6 at Miss Universe 1994
- Joseph Gonzales, boxer
- Chachi Gonzales, American dancer and actress (born 1996)
- Dana Gonzales, American cinematographer
- Clifton Collins, American actor
- Jonathan Joss, American actor (1965–2025)
- Pedro González González, American actor (1925-2006)

## Similar surnames

Gonzalez, Gonsalez, Gonsales, Goncalves, Gonsalves, Gonzalezlopez, Gengler, Giancola, Gensler, Gunkel, Gingold.

## 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.