Explore the Family Name Garate

The meaning of Garate

Basque: habitational name from a town called Garate in the Basque Country, Spain, or a topographic name, from a derivative of gara ‘height, peak’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Juan, Luis, Manuel, Agustin, Alfredo, Alicia, Amparo, Angel, Arsenio, Cesar.

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How common is the last name Garate in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Garate has increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Garate ranked 30,753rd in terms of popularity among all surnames in the United States, but it jumped to 25,518th place in 2010, marking an increase of approximately 17.02%. The count of people with this surname also grew significantly during this period, from 715 to 968 individuals, a rise of roughly 35.38%. This change resulted in an increase in the proportion of individuals named Garate per 100,000 from 0.27 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#25,518	17.02%
Count	715	968	35.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.33	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garate

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in ethnic identity associated with the surname Garate between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic (85.03%), a percentage that slightly increased to 87.81% by 2010. During the same period, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased from 14.69% to 9.92%. There were also some emerging ethnic identities reported in 2010, such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, accounting for 0.83% and 0.62%, respectively. However, there were no individuals identifying as having two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.03%	87.81%	3.27%
White	14.69%	9.92%	-32.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%