Explore the Family Name Garriga

The meaning of Garriga

Catalan and southern French: topographic name from garriga ‘barren land, where only holm oaks or kermes oaks grow’. In France, this is a dialect variant of Garrigues. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Enrique, Francisco, Alicia, Alvaro, Juana, Luis, Ramon, Agustin, Alejandra, Alejandro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Garriga has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 25,524 in 2000 to 22,481 in 2010, marking an increase of 11.92%. Likewise, the count of individuals carrying this surname grew from 909 to 1,144 within the same period, signifying a growth rate of 25.85%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people increased by 14.71%, moving up from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,524	#22,481	11.92%
Count	909	1,144	25.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.39	14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garriga

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Garriga identified as Hispanic, growing from 60.95% in 2000 to 65.56% in 2010, indicating a 7.56% change. Those who identified as White accounted for 36.85% in 2000, but this figure decreased to 32.60% by 2010, marking an 11.53% decrease. Individuals identifying as Black comprised 1.54% and 1.40% of the total Garriga population in 2000 and 2010 respectively, showing a slight decline of 9.09%. No significant counts were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	60.95%	65.56%	7.56%
White	36.85%	32.6%	-11.53%
Black	1.54%	1.4%	-9.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%