Explore the Family Name Garcon

The meaning of Garcon

1. Haitian (Garçon): nickname from French garçon ‘young man’; compare 2 below. 2. In some cases possibly also French (Garçon): nickname or occupational name from a derivative of Old French gars ‘valet, servant’. Compare Garson 5.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Garcon has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,308, while in 2010, the rank improved to 34,618, reflecting a change of 26.82%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 422 in 2000 to 653 in 2010, indicating an impressive growth rate of 54.74%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 37.5% from 0.16 to 0.22 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,308	#34,618	26.82%
Count	422	653	54.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.22	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garcon

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Garcon, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is primarily Black, with its percentage growing from 77.25% in 2000 to 89.43% in 2010. The next highest ethnic representation is Hispanic, which saw a slight increase from 5.92% to 6.74%. However, there's been a significant decrease in the percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races, dropping from 14.22% to 2.3%. The percentage of White individuals also decreased, going from 2.13% to 0.77%. Interestingly, a small fraction (0.77%) of Asian/Pacific Islander was reported in 2010, not present in the 2000 Census. There were no American Indian and Alaskan Natives reported in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	77.25%	89.43%	15.77%
Hispanic	5.92%	6.74%	13.85%
Two or More Races	14.22%	2.3%	-83.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.77%	0%
White	2.13%	0.77%	-63.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%