Explore the Family Name Gavarrete

The meaning of Gavarrete

Hispanic (mainly Honduras): probably an altered form of French Gabarret, a habitational name from Gabarret in Landes in southwestern France, named with a derivative of Gascon gabarro ‘gorse bush’, or of French Gavarret, a habitational name from Gavarret in Gers, in the same part of France and of the same etymology.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gavarrete has shown a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gavarrete was ranked as the 108,153rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 61,123rd rank, marking a rise of 43.48%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 152 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, an impressive growth of 116.45%. As a result, the proportion per 100,000 people of this surname also rose from 0.06 to 0.11, indicating an 83.33% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,153	#61,123	43.48%
Count	152	329	116.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gavarrete

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gavarrete, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as Hispanic. In 2000, about 90.13% of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, and this number grew to 95.14% in 2010. A small percentage identified as White, but this number decreased from 7.24% in 2000 to 4.26% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the Gavarrete surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.13%	95.14%	5.56%
White	7.24%	4.26%	-41.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%