González (surname)
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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(s) 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]. It's also very popular in Latin America, being the most common one in countries like Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Paraguay[2], and thus making it the most popular surname in the Spanish speaking world. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 23rd most common surname.[3]
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[edit] Origin
González is of Spanish origin, and it means "son of Gonzalo".[4] Common spelling variations include: Gonzales, Gonzáles, Gonzalés, González and Gonzalez (without an acute accent).
[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
- Fernando González (born 1980), Chilean tennis player
- Francisco González (born 1955), Paraguayan tennis player
- Gilberto González (born 1970), Venezuelan triathlete
- Javier González (born 1962), Mexican race car driver
- Jorge Luis González (born 1964), Cuban boxer
- José Froilán González (born 1922), Argentinean racing driver
- José Huertas González, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- Juana Miguelina González (born 1979), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Luis Alberto González (born 1965), Colombian cyclist
- María Cruz González (born 1971), Spanish field hockey player
- Mario González, Mexican boxer
- Mario González (born 1975), Cuban breaststroke swimmer
- Mayra González (born 1968), Cuban rower
- Ricardo (Pancho) Gonzalez (1928 – 1995), American tennis player
- Ramón González (born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower
- Raúl González (born 1966), Mexican boxer
- Raúl González (born 1967), Cuban boxer
- Rodrigo González (born 1968), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Tony Gonzalez (born 1976), American football player
- Víctor Hugo González (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist
- Vladimir González (born 1978), Colombian road cyclist
- Miguel González (born 185) , Colombian fotballer El mas Papi de los Papis CCF Player
[edit] In track and field
- Griselda González (born 1965), Argentine long-distance runner
- Iglandini González (born 1965), Colombian long-distance runner
- Mariela González (born 1974), Cuban marathon runner
- Mauricio González (born 1960), Mexican long-distance runner
- Radamés González (born 1956), Cuban marathon runner
- Raúl González (born 1952), Mexican race walker
- Tomás González (born 1959), Cuban track and field sprinter
[edit] In football (soccer)
In football (soccer), González may refer to the following people:
- Adrián González (born 1988), Spanish footballer
- Álvaro Rafael González (born 1984), Uruguayan 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
- Javier Mercedes González (born 1979), Paraguayan footballer
- Juan Diego González-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
- Mark González (born 1984), South African-born Chilean footballer
- Marvin González (born 1982), Salvadoran footballer
- Omar Gonzalez (born 1988), American MLS soccer player
- 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:
- 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
- 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
- [[Osbaldo Gonzalez (born 1976) , Mexican-American mariachi trumpet 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
- 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 Gonzalez, Filipina TV host, Actress, and Beauty queen
- Erich Gonzales, Filipina actress
- "Go! Go! Gonzalez!" a film by ACT 2 CAM
- Isadora González and Susana González, Mexican actresses
- 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 González de la Vega e Iriarte (1901 – 1976), Mexican politician
- Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916 – 2000), Texas politician
- José de Jesús González Gallo (1900 – 1957), Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Jalisco.
- 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
- 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
- Guillermo Gonzalez (born 1963), astronomer, professor, author
- Guillermo González Camarena (1917-1965, Mexican engineer, inventor of color tv)
- Juan E. González, scientist and educator
- Juan González de Mendoza (c. 1540 – 1617), Spanish sinologist
- Justo Gonzalez, Theologian, author
- Marianne Cruz Gonzalez, Dominican Republic beauty contest model
- Paula González, SC, PhD (born 1932), environmentalist, educator, co-founder 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>
- ^ Several sources from Wikipedia in Spanish <http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Apellidos_m%C3%A1s_comunes>
- ^ <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
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