Garcès History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Garcès

What does the name Garcès mean?

The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Garcès is thought to be a patronymic name formed from a now unknown medieval given name. An older Latin form of the surname was Garsea, but the roots of this name may well pre-date the Latin era and come from the Basque language.

Early Origins of the Garcès family

The surname Garcès was first found in Navarre, where the name is documented in the earliest records.

Early History of the Garcès family

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Garcès Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garcia, García, Garsea, Garsía, Garsia, Garcies, Guarsea, Guarseas, Garsías, Garsias, Gassía, Gassia, Garci, Garcés, Garces, Garcíaz, Garciaz, Garséaz, Garseaz, Gasset, Garcet, Gracía, Gracia and many more.

Early Notables of the Garcès family

were Count García of Navarre (d. 857), García I, king of Leon from 910-914, and García I of Navarre, who ruled 925-970. King García IV ruled Navarre from 1134-1150. Also of note were Gil Garcíez Dazagra, knight of the order of Santiago, Diego García de Paredes and Alvar García de Mendoza, who fought for Ferdinand and Isabella during the conquest of Granada, Nuño García Torreño of...
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Garcès Ranking

In the United States, the name Garcès is the 10,766^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Garcès is ranked the 8,480^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Garcès migration to the United States +

Garcès Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pero Garces, who arrived in America in 1811 3
Juan Garces, who landed in America in 1827 3
Mateo Garces, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Catalina Garces, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1879 3
L.eovigildo Garces, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1895 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Garcès (post 1700) +

Paula Garcés (b. 1974), Colombian American film and television actress
Esteban Garces, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Virginia State House of Delegates 2nd District, 2011 4
Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés (1738-1781), Spanish Franciscan missionary and explorer
José Cebollero Garcés (b. 1936), Spanish soldier
Paulo Garcés (b. 1984), Chilean football goalkeeper
Tomàs Garcés i Miravet (1901-1993), Spanish poet and lawyer from Catalonia
Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas (b. 1954), Chilean football manager
Delia Garcés (1924-2001), Argentine film actress who appeared in 30 films
Gloria A. Galeano Garcés (b. 1958), Colombian botanist and agronomist
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html