Thread: In Name Count, Garcias Are Catching Up to Joneses

ILLEGALS ARE PROBABLY NOT EVEN COUNTED HERE! ADD ANOTHER 38M TO THE LIST! Hispanic Surnames are Catching Up to the Joneses' in US

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November 17, 2007


In Name Count, Garcias Are Catching Up to Joneses
By SAM ROBERTS


Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez.

Smith remains the most common surname in the United States, according to a new analysis released yesterday by the Census Bureau. But for the first time, two Hispanic surnames — Garcia and Rodriguez — are among the top 10 most common in the nation, and Martinez nearly edged out Wilson for 10th place.

The number of Hispanics living in the United States grew by 58 percent in the 1990s to nearly 13 percent of the total population, and cracking the list of top 10 names suggests just how pervasively the Latino migration has permeated everyday American culture.

Garcia moved to No. 8 in 2000, up from No. 18, and Rodriguez jumped to No. 9 from 22nd place. The number of Hispanic surnames among the top 25 doubled, to 6.

Compiling the rankings is a cumbersome task, in part because of confidentiality and accuracy issues, according to the Census Bureau, and it is only the second time it has prepared such a list. While the historical record is sketchy, several demographers said it was probably the first time that any non-Anglo name was among the 10 most common in the nation. “It’s difficult to say, but it’s probably likely,â€

I can not find this most common surname in the United States analysis released Census Bureau.
Could the times be gilding the lilly some what?

In Name Count, Garcias Are Catching Up to Joneses

Well, this is certainly true in terms of the Delaware Department of Justice's list of capias warrants.

I don't much like this quote from the article:

[quote] Luis Padilla, 48, a banker who has lived in Miami since he arrived from Colombia 14 years ago, greeted the ascendance of Hispanic surnames enthusiastically.

[b] “It shows we’re getting stronger,â€