Explore the Family Name Gares

The meaning of Gares

Possibly an altered form of German Görres, Gareis or Gareus, all shortened forms of the Latin personal name Gregorius (see Gregory).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gares has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 48,380th in 2000, it dropped to the 53,204th position in 2010, marking a decline of nearly 10%. The total count of people bearing the surname also went down from 410 in 2000 to 389 in 2010, showing a drop of over 5%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Gares surname per 100,000 population decreased by 13.33% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#53,204	-9.97%
Count	410	389	-5.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gares

Considering ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, those identifying as White made up the largest percentage of people with the Gares surname, accounting for 92.44% in 2000 and 89.97% in 2010, a slight decrease of 2.67%. The Hispanic population with this surname rose by 28.15%, growing from 3.41% in 2000 to 4.37% in 2010. There was also a significant increase in the number of individuals of Black ethnicity, which grew by 76.03% over the decade. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races increased slightly from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.54% in 2010. The census data reported no individuals under the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories with the Gares surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.44%	89.97%	-2.67%
Hispanic	3.41%	4.37%	28.15%
Black	1.46%	2.57%	76.03%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.54%	26.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%