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    The surnameGonzalez

    A Spanish patronymic surname, the 13th most common in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G524

    Gonzalez: #13 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gonzalez #13, 841,025 people Gonzalez: #13 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gonzalez #13, 841,025 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gonzalez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish González (“son of Gonzalo”). Cognate with Portuguese Gonsalves and Gonçalves.

    Gonzalez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 841,025 people named Gonzalez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 367 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 597,718.

    #13
    rank among US surnames
    841,025
    people in 2010
    285
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.7%
    change since 2000 (was #23)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4Brown1,437,026215
    #5Jones1,425,470217
    #6Garcia1,166,120265
    #7Miller1,161,437266
    #8Davis1,116,357277
    #9Rodriguez1,094,924282
    #10Martinez1,060,159291

    Who is named Gonzalez

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

    95% of people named Gonzalez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Gonzalezs

    67 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nicolás González
      Argentine association football player (born 1998)
    • Lucho González
      Argentine footballer and manager, born 1981
    • Kily González
      Argentine footballer and manager, born 1974
    • José Froilán González
      Argentine racing driver, 1922–2013
    • Luis González Macchi
      46th President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
    • Omar Gonzalez
      American soccer player, born 1988
    • Rick Gonzalez
      American actor, born 1979
    • Nicholas Gonzalez
      American actor, born 1976
    • Jorge González
      Argentine professional wrestler, basketball player and actor (1966–2010)
    • Mariano González
      Argentine footballer, born 1981
    • X González
      American activist and gun control advocate, born 1999
    • Máximo González
      Argentine tennis player (born 1983)

    Notable Gonzalezs come mostly from Argentina (29), the United States (21) and Cuba (4).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gonzalez

    Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish González (“son of Gonzalo”). Cognate with Portuguese Gonsalves and Gonçalves.
    How common is the surname Gonzalez?
    841,025 people in the United States had the surname Gonzalez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367 Americans. It ranked 13th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gonzalez?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gonzalez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gonzalez?
    Nicolás González, Argentine association football player (born 1998), followed by Lucho González.