González (surname)
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This article is about the surname González. For other uses, see Gonzalez.
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 González is the most common in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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| Meaning | "Son of Gonzalo" |
| Region of origin | Spain |
| Language of origin | Spanish |
| Related names | Gonzales |
González is a family name that originated in Spain. In Spain, it is the second most common surname (only after García) with 2.08% of the population bearing the surname.[1] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 23rd most common surname.[2]
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[edit] Origin
González is of Spanish origin, and it means "son of Gonzalo".[3] Common spelling variations include: Gonzales, Gonzáles, Gonzalés and Gonzalez (without an acute accent). The Portuguese spelling of the name is Gonçalves.
- Evolution of the surname: gunthis elv (Gothic for "Willing to fight") → gundisalvus (Latin) → gonzalvo → gonzalo → gonzález
[edit] People named González
[edit] In sport
In sport, González may refer to the following people:
- Alejandro González (born 1972), Argentine road cyclist
- Amanda González (born 1979), Spanish field hockey player
- Anthony Gonzalez (born 1984), American football player
- Bobby Gonzalez, American college basketball coach
- Bianca Gonzalez, Filipino actress and host.
- Charlene Gonzalez, Filipino beauty queen, host, and actress.
- Erich Gonzales, Filipino actress.
- Fernando González (born 1980), Chilean tennis player
- Francisco Gonzalez (born 1955), Paraguayan tennis player
- Gilberto González (born 1970), Venezuelan triathlete
- Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine long-distance runner
- Javier González (born 1962), Mexican race car driver
- Jorge Luis Gonzalez (born 1964), Cuban boxer
- Jose Huertas Gonzalez, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- Juana Miguelina Gonzalez (born 1979), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Luis Alberto González (born 1965), Colombian cyclist
- María Cruz González (born 1971), Spanish field hockey player
- Marianne Cruz Gonzalez, 2nd Runner-up, Miss Universe 2008.
- Mariela González (born 1974), Cuban marathon runner
- Mario González, Mexican boxer
- Mario González (born 1975), Cuban breaststroke swimmer
- Mauricio González (born 1960), Mexican long-distance runner
- Mayra González (born 1968), Cuban rower
- Ricardo (Pancho) Gonzalez (1928 – 1995), American tennis player
- Radamés González (born 1956), Cuban marathon runner
- Ramón González (born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower
- Raul Gonzalez (born 1966), Mexican Boxer
- Raúl González (born 1952), Mexican race walker
- Raúl González (born 1967), Cuban boxer
- Rodrigo González (born 1968), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Tomás González (born 1959), Cuban track and field sprinter
- Tony Gonzalez (born 1976), American football player
- Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist
- Vladimir González (born 1978), Colombian road cyclist
[edit] In baseball
In baseball, González may refer to the following people:
- Adrian Gonzalez (born 1982), American baseball player
- Alexander González (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
- Alexander Scott Gonzalez (born 1973), American baseball player
- Fernando González, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Geremis Segundo González Acosta (born 1975), Venezuelan baseball player
- José Rafael González (born 1964), baseball player
- Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born 1969), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan M. Gonzalez (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball player
- Luis Alberto González (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
- Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born 1967), American baseball player
- Luis Enrique Hernandez Gonzalez (born 1983), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Michael Vela Gonzalez (born 1978), American baseball player
[edit] In football (soccer)
In football (soccer), González may refer to the following people:
- Adrián González (born 1988), Spanish footballer
- Aníbal González (born 1963), Chilean footballer
- Francisco González Lucas (born 1983), Spanish footballer
- Francisco Javier González Pérez (born 1969), Spanish footballer
- Guillermo Gonzalez (soccer) (born 1986), soccer player
- Hugo González (born 1963), Chilean footballer
- Juan Diego Gonzalez-Vigil Bentin (born 1985), Peruvian footballer
- Luis Oscar "Lucho" González (born 1981), Argentine footballer
- Mágico González (born 1958), Salvadoran footballer
- Mariano Nicolás González (born 1981), Argentine footballer
- Marvin González (born 1982), Salvadoran footballer
- Raúl González Blanco (born 1977), Spanish footballer
- Rónald González Brenes (born 1970), Costa Rican footballer
- Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés, Chilean footballer
[edit] In swimming
- Erika González (born 1972), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Rodrigo González (born 1968), Mexican freestyle swimmer
[edit] In the arts
In the arts, González may refer to the following people:
- Francisco González Gamarra (1890 – 1972), Peruvian composer, painter, and sculptor
- Juan Gonzalez (born 1949), American journalist
- Julio González (sculptor) (1876-1942), a Spanish abstract, cubist painter and sculptor
[edit] In music
In music, González may refer to the following people:
- Alejandro González (born 1969), Mexican musician
- Iván González (born 1975), Puerto Rican DJ and musician
- Jaslene Gonzalez, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8
- José González (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter
- Jose Patino Gonzalez, Flamenco guitarist, inventor of the capo.
- Juan de Marcos González (born 1954), Cuban bandleader
- Quique González (born 1973), Spanish singer-songwriter
- Rodrigo González, Mexican musician
- Rodrigo Andrés González Espindola, German musician
- Rubén González (1919 – 2003), Cuban pianist
- Scheila Gonzalez (born 1971), American jazz saxophone player
[edit] In literature
In literature, González may refer to the following people:
- Ángel González (born 1925), Spanish poet
- Enrique González Rojo, Sr., Mexican writer (1899–1939)
- Enrique González Rojo, Jr., Mexican writer (1928- ), son of Enrique González Rojo, Sr.
- Francisco González Bocanegra (1824 – 1861), Mexican poet
- Francisco González González (born 1922), Spanish poet and historian[citation needed]
- Francisco González Ledesma (born 1927), Spanish journalist and novelist[citation needed]
- Francisco González Prieto (1859 – 1937), Spanish writer[citation needed]
- Juan Ignacio González del Castillo (1763 – 1800), Spanish playwright
- Manuel González Zeledón (1864 – 1936), Costa Rican writer and diplomat
- Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez, Portuguese writer
[edit] In film and television
- Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963), Mexican director
- Beauty Gonzalez, Filipina actress and former reality star
- Bianca Gonzalez, Filipina TV host
- Charlene Gonzales, Filipina TV host, Actress, and Beauty queen
- Erich Gonzales, Filipina actress
- Raúl González, Venezuelan TV host
- Rick Gonzalez (born 1979), American actor
- Robert Gant (born 1968), American actor born as Robert Gonzalez
- Speedy Gonzales, Looney Tunes fictional character
- Víctor Manuel González Reynoso (born 1973), Mexican actor
[edit] In politics
In politics, González may refer to the following people:
- Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. Attorney General
- Charles A. Gonzalez (born 1945), Texas politician
- Emiliano González Navero (1861 – 1934), former president of Paraguay
- Felipe González, former prime minister of Spain
- Francisco Gonzalez, member of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.
- Francisco González de la Vega e Iriarte (1901 – 1976), Mexican politician
- Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916 – 2000), Texas politician
- Juan Gualberto González (1851 – 1912), former president of Paraguay
- Juan Natalicio González Paredes (1897 – 1966), former president of Paraguay
- Luis Ángel González Macchi (born 1947), former president of Paraguay
- Luis Gonzalez, governor of the Venezuelan state of Trujillo
- Manuel González (1833 – 1893), President of Mexico
- Manuel González Prada (1844 – 1918), Peruvian politician
- Matt Gonzalez (born 1965), American Green Party politician
- Raúl Maravilla González, Secretary of Justice of the Philippines
[edit] In other fields
- Andrew Benjamin Gonzalez (1940 – 2006), Filipino linguist, writer, educator, and Lasallian Brother
- Elián González (born 1993), Cuban child who was the center of a custody battle
- Juan Miguel González, father of Cuban raft boy Elián González
- Douglas Gonzalez (Born in 1978 in Santiago, Dominican Republic), Computer Magnate, Information Systems Professional, US NAVY Veteran (USS COLE DDG-67 Plankowner). Became the first hispanic/latino person in the United States and the state of Massachusetts to earn the Credit Union National Association's Security Fraud Expert designation. Information Systems Department Head for the Massachusetts State Employees Credit Union.[4][5][6][7]
- Guillermo Gonzalez (born 1963), astronomer, professor, author
- Guillermo González Camarena (1917-1965, Mexican engineer)
- Juan E. González, scientist and educator
- Juan González de Mendoza (c. 1540 – 1617), Spanish sinologist
- Justo Gonzalez, Theologian, author
- Paula González, SC, PhD (born 1932), environmentalist, educator, cofounder of Ohio Interfaith Power and Light
- Víctor González Torres (born 1947), Mexican businessman
[edit] References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística; published November 16, 2006; <http://www.ine.es/daco/daco42/nombyapel/nombyapel.htm>
- ^ <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/us/17surnames.html?_r=1&em&ex=1195448400&en=08fdb4e9cccd98da&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin>
- ^ About.com; "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin"; <http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GONZALES.htm?rd=1>; retrieved May 27, 2007
- ^ http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_308224711.html?keyword=secondarystory
- ^ http://www.cutimes.com/Issues/2008/October%2029,%202008/Pages/CUNA-School-Graduates-11.aspx
- ^ http://training.cuna.org/download/SCSWA08.pdf
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/douglas-gonzalez/4/3aa/656
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