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García (surname)

January 10, 2023

Garcia or García is an Iberian surname common throughout Spain, Portugal, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; García was a very common first name in early medieval Iberia.

García (Castillian), Gartzia (Basque)
Pronunciation[ɡaɾˈθi.a] (Spain) or [ɡaɾˈsi.a] (Latin America)
Origin
Region of originIberian Peninsula
Other names
Variant form(s)Garci, Garza, Garcia, Garcés, Garcicea, Garciandia, Gassie, Gassion, Gaztea
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

Origins

It may have been a Basque surname "Gaztea" which later was Castilianized in the medieval Kingdom of Castile to become "García".

It is attested since the High Middle Ages north and south of the Pyrenees (Basque Culture Territories), with the surname (and sometimes first name too) thriving, especially in the Kingdom of Navarre, and spreading out to Castile and other Spanish regions.

Alfonso Irigoyen believed it to derive from the Basque adjective garze(a) meaning "young", whose modern form is gaztea or gaztia.[2][3] Ramón Menéndez Pidal and Antonio Tovar suggested it may come from the Basque word (H)artz, meaning "(the) Bear".[4][5][6][7][2] A third etymology suggests it may derive from the Basque words "Gazte Hartz", meaning "(the) young bear".[citation needed] Variant forms of the name include Garcicea, Gartzi, Gartzia, Gartze, Garsea, and Gastea.[8] The original Basque form with an affricate sibilant (/ts/, Basque spelling tz) evolved in Spanish to the current form.

There are Gasconic cognates of Garcia like Gassie and Gassion[9] (Béarn, Gassio 14th century,[10] real name of Edith Piaf, born Edith Gassion).

Other theories suggest that García is of Germanic origin and may derive from wars meaning young warrior[11] or the Visigothic words garxa and garcha meaning graceful prince.[12]

Popularity

 
Most common surname in Spain by province of residence

García is the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of population is named García)[13] and also the second most common surname in Mexico.

In the 1990 United States Census, Garcia was the 18th most reported surname, accounting for 0.25% of the population.[14] It became more common since then, jumping to 8th place in 2000.[15]

Garcia was quite rare before the 1st World War in France, except in the French Pays Basque,[16] but became the 14th most common surname in France (and the 8th for the number of births between 1966 and 1990) due to Spanish immigration.[17][18] It ranked 2nd in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur for the number of births 1966–1990.[19]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 33.2% of all known bearers of the surname García were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:35), 14.1% of Spain (1:31), 8.4% of the United States (1:402), 6.0% of Colombia (1:74), 4.6% of Venezuela (1:62), 4.4% of Brazil (1:435), 4.1% of the Philippines (1:230), 3.9% of Guatemala (1:39), 3.0% of Argentina (1:134), 2.8% of Cuba (1:38), 2.8% of Peru (1:105), 1.8% of Ecuador (1:83), 1.7% of Honduras (1:48), 1.5% of the Dominican Republic (1:64), 1.4% of Nicaragua (1:41), 1.2% of El Salvador (1:47) and 1.1% of France (1:576).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:31) in the following regions:

In Mexico, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:35) in the following states:[20]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "García Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b Gartzia (Garzia, García) euskal deitura dela eta, language question presented to the Academy of the Basque Language answered by Xabier Kintana.
  3. ^ For the lost r, compare the attested historic alternations bost~bortz 'five', oste~ortze 'sky', etc.
  4. ^ "Garcia".
  5. ^ "Garcia Last Name Origin".
  6. ^ "Garcia Genealogy & History".
  7. ^ "Garcia name meaning". Ancestry.com.
  8. ^ "Nombres" (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia (The Royal Academy of the Basque Language). Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  9. ^ Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms et prénoms de France, réédition Larousse 1980, p. 280b
  10. ^ DAUZAT 280b
  11. ^ Elián, Juan Sebastián (2001). El gran libro de los apellidos y la heráldica. ISBN 9788479275495.
  12. ^ Piferrer, Francisco (1858). "Nobiliario de los reinos y señoríos de España ...: Ilustrado con un diccionario de heráldica, adornado con más de dos mil escudos de armas".
  13. ^ INE (Spain's Statistics National Institute)
  14. ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
  15. ^ . census.gov. August 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  16. ^ Garcia in France before WWI
  17. ^ Garcia : births (naiss.) in France from 1966 to 1990
  18. ^ List of the most common surnames in France
  19. ^ "LES NOMS DE FAMILLE LES PLUS PORTES EN FRANCE DANS LA REGION de PROVENCE-ALPES-COTES d'AZUR entre 1966 et 1990".
  20. ^ Garcia surname distribution

January 10, 2023
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Garcia or Garcia is an Iberian surname common throughout Spain Portugal the Americas and the Philippines It is a surname of patronymic origin Garcia was a very common first name in early medieval Iberia Garcia Castillian Gartzia Basque Pronunciation ɡaɾˈ8i a Spain or ɡaɾˈsi a Latin America OriginRegion of originIberian PeninsulaOther namesVariant form s Garci Garza Garcia Garces Garcicea Garciandia Gassie Gassion GazteaFrequency Comparisons 1 Origins EditIt may have been a Basque surname Gaztea which later was Castilianized in the medieval Kingdom of Castile to become Garcia It is attested since the High Middle Ages north and south of the Pyrenees Basque Culture Territories with the surname and sometimes first name too thriving especially in the Kingdom of Navarre and spreading out to Castile and other Spanish regions Alfonso Irigoyen believed it to derive from the Basque adjective garze a meaning young whose modern form is gaztea or gaztia 2 3 Ramon Menendez Pidal and Antonio Tovar suggested it may come from the Basque word H artz meaning the Bear 4 5 6 7 2 A third etymology suggests it may derive from the Basque words Gazte Hartz meaning the young bear citation needed Variant forms of the name include Garcicea Gartzi Gartzia Gartze Garsea and Gastea 8 The original Basque form with an affricate sibilant ts Basque spelling tz evolved in Spanish to the current form There are Gasconic cognates of Garcia like Gassie and Gassion 9 Bearn Gassio 14th century 10 real name of Edith Piaf born Edith Gassion Other theories suggest that Garcia is of Germanic origin and may derive from wars meaning young warrior 11 or the Visigothic words garxa and garcha meaning graceful prince 12 Popularity Edit Most common surname in Spain by province of residence Garcia is the most common surname in Spain where 3 32 of population is named Garcia 13 and also the second most common surname in Mexico In the 1990 United States Census Garcia was the 18th most reported surname accounting for 0 25 of the population 14 It became more common since then jumping to 8th place in 2000 15 Garcia was quite rare before the 1st World War in France except in the French Pays Basque 16 but became the 14th most common surname in France and the 8th for the number of births between 1966 and 1990 due to Spanish immigration 17 18 It ranked 2nd in the region Provence Alpes Cote d Azur for the number of births 1966 1990 19 Geographical distribution EditAs of 2014 33 2 of all known bearers of the surname Garcia were residents of Mexico frequency 1 35 14 1 of Spain 1 31 8 4 of the United States 1 402 6 0 of Colombia 1 74 4 6 of Venezuela 1 62 4 4 of Brazil 1 435 4 1 of the Philippines 1 230 3 9 of Guatemala 1 39 3 0 of Argentina 1 134 2 8 of Cuba 1 38 2 8 of Peru 1 105 1 8 of Ecuador 1 83 1 7 of Honduras 1 48 1 5 of the Dominican Republic 1 64 1 4 of Nicaragua 1 41 1 2 of El Salvador 1 47 and 1 1 of France 1 576 In Spain the frequency of the surname was higher than average 1 31 in the following regions 1 Asturias 1 16 2 Castile and Leon 1 20 3 Region of Murcia 1 22 4 Castilla La Mancha 1 24 5 Andalusia 1 29 6 Community of Madrid 1 29 7 Cantabria 1 29 8 Canary Islands 1 30 In Mexico the frequency of the surname was higher than average 1 35 in the following states 20 1 Oaxaca 1 22 2 Tabasco 1 27 3 Michoacan 1 28 4 Guerrero 1 30 5 Tamaulipas 1 30 6 State of Mexico 1 31 7 Coahuila 1 32 8 Veracruz 1 33 9 Jalisco 1 33 10 Nuevo Leon 1 33 11 Mexico City 1 34 12 Guanajuato 1 34 13 Morelos 1 34 Notable people EditTop A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T V W X Y Fictional characters A Edit Aaron Garcia disambiguation multiple people Adam Garcia born 1973 Australian actor Adolis Garcia born 1993 Cuban baseball player Adrian Garcia born 1978 Chilean tennis player Adrian Garcia Arias born 1975 Mexican footballer Aimee Garcia born 1978 Mexican American actress Aimee Garcia Marrero born 1972 Cuban painter and mixed media artist Akeem Garcia born 1996 Trinidadian footballer Alan Garcia 1949 2019 politician and President of Peru in 1985 1990 and 2006 2011 Alejandro Garcia disambiguation multiple people Alex Garcia disambiguation multiple people Alfredo Garcia Baro born 1972 Cuban sprinter Alfredo Garcia Green born 1953 Mexican politician Amadeo Garcia 1887 1947 Spanish football manager Ana Garcia Carias born 1968 Honduran lawyer and First Lady Ana Maria Garcia Cuban Puerto Rican film director in the 1980s and 1990s Ana Maria Garcia volleyball born 1957 Cuban volleyball player Anastasio Somoza Garcia 1896 1956 President of Nicaragua Andres Garcia born 1941 Mexican actor Andy Garcia born 1956 Cuban American actor Anier Garcia born 1976 Cuban athlete in the 2000 Summer Olympics Anthony Garcia Puerto Rican baseball player Antonio Garcia disambiguation multiple people Aramis Garcia born 1993 American baseball player Avisail Garcia born 1991 Venezuelan baseball playerB Edit Bangs Garcia born 1987 Filipino actress Bartolome Garcia del Nodal 1574 1622 Spanish explorer Bebel Garcia Garcia 1914 1936 Spanish footballer and politician Bianca Garcia member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Boniek Garcia born 1984 Honduran footballer Bonnie Garcia Representative of California s 80th Assembly District Brenna Garcia Filipina child actress Brianna Monique Garcia Colace Danielson born 1983 as Garcia Colace American twin pro wrestler known as Brie Bella Borja Garcia disambiguation several people Brianna Garcia born 1983 American professional wrestler Bryan Garcia disambiguation several peopleC Edit Calixto Garcia 1839 1898 Cuban military leader Caloy Garcia born 1975 Filipino basketball coach Cancio Garcia 1937 2013 Filipino lawyer and judge Candelario Garcia 1944 2013 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient Carlos Garcia disambiguation multiple people Carmelo Garcia American politician from New Jersey Caroline Garcia born 1993 French professional tennis player Catalina Garcia es Colombian singer songwriter frontwoman of Monsieur Perine Cedric Garcia born 1982 French Spanish rugby player Ceferino Garcia 1912 1981 Filipino boxer Charles Patrick Garcia born 1961 Panamanian American author Hispanic leader businessman Charly Garcia born 1951 Argentine musician Cheska Garcia born 1980 Filipino actress Christian Garcia Major League Baseball pitcher Coleen Garcia born 1992 Filipina actress host and model Concha Garcia Campoy 1958 2013 Spanish radio and television journalist Cristina Garcia disambiguation multiple people Cristino Garcia 1914 1946 Spanish fighter with the French Resistance during World War IID Edit Damaso Garcia 1957 2020 Dominican baseball player Danay Garcia Cuban actress Daniel Garcia disambiguation multiple people Danna Garcia born 1978 Colombian actress and singer Daryanne Lees Garcia born 1986 Cuban Puerto Rican model and beauty queen David Garcia Ilundain 1971 2002 Spanish chess grandmaster Dean Garcia British studio musician former member of rock band Curve Dermis Garcia born 1998 Dominican baseball player Destra Garcia born 1978 Trinidadian soca singer Diana Garcia disambiguation multiple people Diego Garcia disambiguation multiple people Dolores Lewis Garcia born 1938 Native American potter Domingo Garcia Dominic de la Calzada 1019 1109 Spanish saint Dora Garcia born 1965 Spanish artistE Edit Eddie Garcia 1929 2019 Filipino film actor and director Eduardo Garcia de Enterria 1923 2013 Spanish jurist Elijah Garcia born 1998 American football player Eric Garcia disambiguation multiple people Erica Garcia born 1978 Argentinean musician and actress Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia born 1959 Brazilian track and field athlete Esther Herranz Garcia born 1969 Spanish politician Member of the European ParliamentF Edit Federico Garcia Lorca 1898 1936 Spanish poet and dramatist Felipe Garcia disambiguation multiple people Fernando Garcia disambiguation multiple people Fernando Soto Hay y Garcia Mexican scout leader Francisco Garcia disambiguation multiple people Frank Garcia disambiguation multiple people Freddie Garcia born 1952 Mexican American soccer player Freddy Garcia born 1976 Venezuelan American baseball player Freddy Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleG Edit Gabriel Garcia disambiguation multiple people Gael Garcia Bernal born 1978 Mexican actor Gary Garcia half of the musical duo Buckner amp Garcia Gaston Garcia born Dario Osvaldo Gaston Garcia Aguilar in 1968 Argentine Olympic judoka Gazzy Garcia born 2000 American rapper known professionally as Lil Pump Genaro Garcia 1977 2013 Mexican boxer Gilberto Garcia disambiguation multiple people Gildardo Garcia 1954 2021 Colombian chess player St Gonsalo Garcia 1556 1597 Portuguese Indian Roman Catholic saint Gonzalo Garcia disambiguation multiple people Gustavo C Garcia 1915 1964 Mexican American civil rights activist Gwendolyn Garcia born 1955 Filipino politician governor of Cebu from 2004 2013 and since 2019H Edit Hector Garcia disambiguation multiple people Humberto Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleI Edit Ibn Gharsiya Andalusi writer Iolanda Garcia Saez Spanish ski mountaineer Inez Garcia 1941 2003 American feminist Iratxe Garcia Spanish politician Member of the European Parliament Isaac Garcia born 1968 Mexican long distance runner Ivan Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleJ Edit Jacalyn Lopez Garcia born 1953 American artist Jacques Garcia French designer Jaime Garcia born 1986 Mexican baseball player Jaime Garcia equestrian 1910 1959 Spanish horse rider Jarlin Garcia born 1993 Dominican baseball player Jason Garcia American professional baseball player Jean Garcia Filipino telenovela actress Jean Louis Garcia born 1962 French soccer player Jeff Garcia born 1970 NFL and former Canadian football player of Irish and Mexican descent Jennica Garcia Filipino actress Jerry Garcia 1942 1995 American rock and roll musician Grateful Dead Jessica Marie Garcia American actress Jesus Garcia 1881 1907 Mexican railroad brakeman and national hero Jesus Garcia disambiguation multiple people JoAnna Garcia born 1979 American actress Joaquin Jack Garcia born 1952 Cuban American FBI agent Joaquin Torres Garcia 1874 1949 Uruguayan artist John Garcia disambiguation multiple people Johnny Garcia Mexican footballer Jonathan Aguilar Garcia 1972 2019 Filipino comedian actor and TV host better known by his stage name Chokoleit Jorge Garcia born 1979 Hispanic American actor Jose Garcia disambiguation multiple people Joseph Garcia disambiguation multiple people Joshua Garcia born 1997 Filipino actor dancer and model Jsu Garcia American actor and producer Juan Garcia disambiguation multiple people Juanin Garcia born 1977 Spanish handball player Julio Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleK Edit Kathryn Garcia born 1970 Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department Kyla Garcia American actressL Edit Lea Garcia born 1933 Brazilian actress Leury Garcia born 1991 Dominican baseball player Lilian Garcia born 1966 Spanish American singer and former WWE ring announcer Luis Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleM Edit Maikel Garcia born 2000 Venezuelan baseball player Mannie Garcia American freelance photojournalist Manolo Garcia Spanish singer and painter Manolo Garcia make up artist Spanish make up artist Manuel Garcia disambiguation multiple people Marcario Garcia 1920 1972 Mexican born United States Medal of Honor winner Marcela Bovio Garcia born 1979 Mexican singer lead vocalist of the metal band Stream of Passion Marcelino Garcia Toral born 1965 Spanish football coach Marcelino Garcia cyclist born 1971 Spanish professional road bicycle racer Marcelo Garcia disambiguation multiple people Maria Garcia disambiguation multiple people Maria Dolores Garcia Cotarelo Granada politician Maria Esther Garcia Lopez born 1948 Spanish poet writer president Asturias Writers Association Marilinda Garcia member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Marina Garcia Urzainqui born 1994 Spanish swimmer Marta Garcia disambiguation multiple people Martin Garcia disambiguation multiple people Mayra Garcia born 1972 Mexican beach volleyball player Maricris Garcia Filipino singer Mayte Jannell Garcia born 1973 Puerto Rican American dancer Melani Garcia born 2007 Spanish classical singer Miguel Garcia disambiguation multiple people Michael Garcia disambiguation multiple people Mireia Garcia born 1981 Spanish butterfly swimmerN Edit Natalie Garcia born 1990 American born Mexican footballer Natalie Garcia gymnast born 2003 Canadian rhythmic gymnast Nestor Garcia disambiguation multiple people Nieves Garcia Vicente born 1955 Spanish chess master Nick Garcia born 1979 Mexican American soccer player Nicole Garcia born 1946 French actress film director and writer Nina Garcia born 1967 Colombian fashion journalist and critic Nubya Garcia born 1991 British jazz saxophonist composer and bandleaderO Edit Odalys Garcia born 1975 Cuban American actress and television show host Oskar Matute Garcia de Jalon born 1972 Basque politician Orlando Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleP Edit Pablo Garcia disambiguation multiple people Paloma Garcia Ovejero born 1975 Spanish journalist Patrick Garcia born 1981 Filipino actor Pedro Garcia disambiguation multiple people Pete Garcia Athletic director of Florida International University Pierre Emmanuel Garcia born 1983 French rugby player Pilar Ailyn Gimenez Garcia born 1982 Spanish singer lead vocalist of the gothic metal band SireniaR Edit Radamel Garcia 1957 2019 Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao Garcia born 1986 Colombian footballer Rafael Garcia disambiguation multiple people Ramon Garcia disambiguation multiple people Raul Garcia disambiguation multiple people Rebecca Garcia computer programmer American computer programmer Rebecca Garcia politician born 1973 Brazilian economist and politician Renaud Garcia Fons born 1962 French upright bass player and composer Ricardo Garcia disambiguation multiple people Richard Garcia born 1981 Australian soccer player Rico Garcia born 1994 American baseball player Robel Garcia born 1993 Dominican baseball player Robert Garcia disambiguation multiple people Roberto Garcia disambiguation multiple people Rodrigo Garcia disambiguation multiple people Romulo Garcia 1927 2005 Archbishop of Bahia Blanca Argentina Rony Garcia born 1997 Dominican baseball player Rosman Garcia born 1979 Venezuelan American baseball player RR Garcia born 1990 Filipino basketball player Ruben Garcia disambiguation multiple people Rudi Garcia born 1964 French football manager Ryan Garcia born 1998 American boxerS Edit Salvador Garcia disambiguation multiple people Sara Garcia 1895 1980 Mexican actress Sergent Garcia stage name of Bruno Garcia born 1964 French solo artist Sergio Garcia born 1980 Spanish golfer Stephanie Nicole Garcia Colace born 1983 American twin pro wrestler known as Nikki Bella Stephanie Garcia born 1988 American athlete Sunny Garcia born 1970 Hawaiian surferT Edit Tony Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleV Edit Vanessa Garcia born 1984 Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer Victor Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleW Edit Willis Garcia born 1970 Venezuelan judoka Winston Garcia born 1958 Filipino politician and lawyerX Edit Xavier Garcia disambiguation multiple peopleY Edit Yimi Garcia born 1990 Dominican baseball player Ylona Garcia born 2002 Filipino Australian actress singer and model Yohan Garcia born 1982 Cuban swimmer Yordanis Garcia born 1988 Cuban decathlete Yusmely Garcia born 1983 Venezuelan hurdlerFictional characters EditIsabella Garcia Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb Juan Garcia Cortes in the video game Grand Theft Auto Vice City Penelope Garcia in the crime drama Criminal Minds Robert Garcia in the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters video game series Sergeant Garcia from Johnston McCulley s Zorro franchise Antonio Garcia in the television show Power Rangers Samurai Dr Che Garcia the main antagonist in the video game Last AlertSee also EditGarcia disambiguation References Edit Garcia Surname Meaning and Distribution forebears co uk a b Gartzia Garzia Garcia euskal deitura dela eta language question presented to the Academy of the Basque Language answered by Xabier Kintana For the lost r compare the attested historic alternations bost bortz five oste ortze sky etc Garcia Garcia Last Name Origin Garcia Genealogy amp History Garcia name meaning Ancestry com Nombres in Spanish Euskaltzaindia The Royal Academy of the Basque Language Retrieved 2010 10 12 Albert Dauzat Dictionnaire etymologique des noms et prenoms de France reedition Larousse 1980 p 280b DAUZAT 280b Elian Juan Sebastian 2001 El gran libro de los apellidos y la heraldica ISBN 9788479275495 Piferrer Francisco 1858 Nobiliario de los reinos y senorios de Espana Ilustrado con un diccionario de heraldica adornado con mas de dos mil escudos de armas INE Spain s Statistics National Institute United States Census Bureau 9 May 1995 s 1990 Census Name Files dist all last 1 100 Retrieved on 2008 07 04 Frequently Occurring Surnames From Census 2000 census gov August 27 2008 Archived from the original on November 19 2007 Retrieved 2009 03 21 Garcia in France before WWI Garcia births naiss in France from 1966 to 1990 List of the most common surnames in France LES NOMS DE FAMILLE LES PLUS PORTES EN FRANCE DANS LA REGION de PROVENCE ALPES COTES d AZUR entre 1966 et 1990 Garcia surname distribution This page lists people with the surname Garcia If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garcia surname amp oldid 1132246601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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