These are the most common Mexican last names beginning with G, ranked by the number of bearers in Mexico today.
G is a heavyweight letter, with five names in the top forty of surnames in the country.
García is the second most common name in all Mexico, with González ranking 5th. They are also very common in the U.S., ranking 6th and 13th in the American census.
These rankings come from a database of over 1.25 million workers published by Mexico’s Ministry of Public Education.
List Of Mexican Last Names Starting With G
We’ll start with the alphabetical list of names from Gaitan to Galvez. There are several names in the top two hundred in Mexico. Gallegos is the most popular, ranking 121st.
This is what’s known as a toponymic name, as it refers to a place. In this case, the name means “from Galicia”, a region in the Northwest of Spain.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gaitan | 1,472 | 4,606 |
| Galan | 681 | 4,289 |
| Galarza | 841 | 3,368 |
| Galaviz | 629 | 5,486 |
| Galeana | 392 | 10,900 |
| Galicia | 192 | 3,837 |
| Galindo | 141 | 954 |
| Gallardo | 178 | 1,096 |
| Gallegos | 121 | 486 |
| Galvan | 133 | 630 |
| Galvez | 265 | 1,754 |
Mexican Names from Gama to Garnica
I mentioned Garcia as ranking second in Mexico – behind Hernandez. As its a very old name historically, there is debate around the origins and meaning.
Some say its meaning comes from the Basque words for “young warrior”, and others derive it from the Basque for a bear.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gama | 751 | 7,383 |
| Gamboa | 286 | 1,829 |
| Gamero | 1,973 | 22,113 |
| Gamez | 281 | 1,472 |
| Gamiño | 1,794 | 7,088 |
| Gandara | 1,161 | 7,044 |
| Gaona | 543 | 3,811 |
| Garay | 567 | 2,515 |
| Garces | 765 | 5,421 |
| Garcia | 2 | 6 |
| Gardea | 1,279 | 8,688 |
| Garduño | 531 | 5,073 |
| Garfias | 1,237 | 15,322 |
| Garibay | 690 | 2,755 |
| Garnica | 857 | 5,820 |
Mexican Names from Garrido to Gaytan
Garza is the most common name in this section. The meaning comes from the Spanish word for a heron. Early bearers may have lived near lakes well-known for the birds.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Garrido | 389 | 4,124 |
| Garza | 138 | 186 |
| Garzon | 983 | 7,487 |
| Gasca | 633 | 6,913 |
| Gaspar | 483 | 3,210 |
| Gastelum | 462 | 5,091 |
| Gatica | 824 | 11,704 |
| Gaxiola | 848 | 11,627 |
| Gayosso | 1,326 | 45,653 |
| Gaytan | 273 | 2,460 |
Mexican Names from Geraldo to Govea
Gonzalez is ranked fifth in Mexico, and literally means son of Gonzalo. In Medieval times, Gonzalo is associated with the Visigoth name Gundisalvus, which refers to a battle. It was likely conferred on warriors.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geraldo | 1,314 | 40,016 |
| Gerardo | 1,031 | 12,227 |
| Geronimo | 854 | 9,449 |
| Gervacio | 1,380 | 19,425 |
| Gijon | 1,400 | 45,495 |
| Gil | 236 | 1,353 |
| Giron | 484 | 2,311 |
| Gloria | 1,259 | 6,888 |
| Godina | 1,703 | 10,064 |
| Godinez | 251 | 1,665 |
| Godoy | 613 | 3,070 |
| Gomez | 12 | 51 |
| Gongora | 403 | 10,050 |
| Gonzaga | 1,336 | 11,185 |
| Gonzalez | 5 | 13 |
| Gopar | 1,880 | 53,072 |
| Gordillo | 368 | 7,232 |
| Govea | 1,168 | 6,389 |
Mexican Names from Gracia to Grimaldo
Granados tops this section. The meaning comes from the Spanish word for a pomegrenate tree (granado).
Early bearers likely lived near pomegranate groves.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gracia | 827 | 3,720 |
| Graciano | 1,646 | 13,440 |
| Gracida | 1,722 | 45,189 |
| Grajales | 789 | 14,881 |
| Grajeda | 1,224 | 7,275 |
| Granados | 229 | 1,347 |
| Granillo | 1,336 | 8,168 |
| Grijalva | 1,070 | 4,619 |
| Grimaldo | 772 | 5,829 |
Mexican Names from Guadalupe to Guzman
There are three names in this section that are in the top hundred names. Gutierrez is the highest, ranked nineteenth. The literal meaning is “son of Gutierre.”
Like Gonzalez, the origins are associated with war and warriors.
| Last Name | Mexico Rank | U.S. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe | 1,432 | 6,892 |
| Guadarrama | 292 | 5,767 |
| Guajardo | 679 | 2,679 |
| Guardado | 914 | 2,848 |
| Guarneros | 1,521 | 40,313 |
| Gudiño | 1,504 | 5,903 |
| Guel | 1,485 | 13,795 |
| Guemez | 1,817 | 152,628 |
| Guerra | 200 | 473 |
| Guerrero | 45 | 234 |
| Guevara | 171 | 746 |
| Guillen | 201 | 1,166 |
| Guillermo | 1,272 | 9,581 |
| Guizar | 1,394 | 10,803 |
| Gurrola | 851 | 4,883 |
| Gutierrez | 19 | 67 |
| Guzman | 37 | 154 |
Notes About The List
The data comes from an open database of 1,256,438 federal education workers published by Mexico’s Secretaría de Educación Pública. The processed data is published on GitHub as mexican-names.
The Mexico Rank column shows how common the surname is in Mexico. The lower the number, the more common the name. The U.S. Rank column is the name’s position in the 2010 United States census.
People in Mexico carry two surnames, the father’s followed by the mother’s. Our ranking uses the father’s surname, which is the one a person is normally known by.
Related lists
For surnames common among Hispanic Americans, see our list of Hispanic last names starting with G.
You can also use our surname ranking tool to check how a name ranked in the 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses.
