Explore the Family Name Gardea

The meaning of Gardea

Basque: variant of Garde. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Raul, Jesus, Juanita, Leticia, Ramon, Ricardo, Sergio, Alejandro, Armando, Corina.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Gardea" saw a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 10,119 in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to 8,688, reflecting an upswing of approximately 14.14%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during the same period, increasing from 2,931 to 3,781, a growth rate of about 29.0%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Gardea per 100,000 people increased from 1.09 to 1.28, marking a 17.43% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,119	#8,688	14.14%
Count	2,931	3,781	29%
Proportion per 100k	1.09	1.28	17.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gardea

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Gardea" also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The Hispanic ethnicity remained predominant with 91.78% in 2000 slightly decreasing to 91.01% in 2010. Those identifying as White increased from 6.69% to 7.25%, while those identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 0.68% to 0.74%. During this period, the percentage of Gardeas identifying with two or more races reduced marginally from 0.38% to 0.34%. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of the Gardea surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.45% and 0.21% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.78%	91.01%	-0.84%
White	6.69%	7.25%	8.37%
Black	0.68%	0.74%	8.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Two or More Races	0.38%	0.34%	-10.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.21%	0%