How common is the surname Gonzales?

214,758 people in the United States had the surname Gonzales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,438 Americans. It ranked 111th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gonzales?

Alberto Gonzales, 80th United States Attorney General, followed by Paul Gonzales.

Where is the surname Gonzales most common?

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

Is the surname Gonzales getting more or less common?

More common. 193,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 214,758 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Gonzales

A Spanish surname, carried by 214,758 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G524

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

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish, variant of Gonzalez.

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 214,758 people named Gonzales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,438 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 193,934.

#111

rank among US surnames

214,758

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #110)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#102	Jenkins	222,653	1,387
#103	Perry	221,741	1,392
#104	Russell	221,558	1,394
#105	Sullivan	220,990	1,397
#106	Bell	220,599	1,400
#107	Coleman	219,070	1,409
#108	Butler	218,847	1,411

Who is named Gonzales

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

84% of people named Gonzales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
White (not Hispanic) 9.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Gonzaless

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alberto Gonzales
80th United States Attorney General, born 1955
Paul Gonzales
American boxer, born 1964
Tony Gonzales
American politician (born 1980)
Charlene Gonzales
Binibining Pilipinas 1994, Top 6 at Miss Universe 1994
Joseph Gonzales
Boxer, born 1941
Chachi Gonzales
American dancer and actress (born 1996)
Dana Gonzales
American cinematographer, born 1963
Clifton Collins
American actor, born 1970
Jonathan Joss
American actor (1965–2025)
Pedro González González
American actor (1925-2006)

Notable Gonzaless come mostly from the United States (8), the Philippines (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gonzales

Gonzales has the Soundex code G524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G524.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gonzales come from?: Gonzales is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Gonzales?: 214,758 people in the United States had the surname Gonzales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,438 Americans. It ranked 111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gonzales?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Gonzales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gonzales?: Alberto Gonzales, 80th United States Attorney General, followed by Paul Gonzales.
Where is the surname Gonzales most common?: Wikidata records people named Gonzales in the United States, the Philippines and France.
Is the surname Gonzales getting more or less common?: More common. 193,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 214,758 in 2010, up 11%.