González (surname)

{{Infobox surname

| name = González

| image = Spanish surnames by province of residence.png

| caption = González is the most common surname in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

| meaning = "Noble warrior", "Son of Gonzalo"

| region = Spain

| language = Ancient Germanic, Gothic, Spanish

| pronunciation = Plural Gonzálezes; possessive González's, Gonzálezes'

| variant = {{ubl

|Gonzalez (no accent)

|González

|Gonzales

|Gonzalés

|Gonçalves

}}

|related names={{ubl

| Gunther

| Günther

}}}}

González is a Spanish surname of Germanic origin, the second most common (2.16% of the population) in Spain,{{cite web|url=https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/es/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177009&menu=resultados&idp=1254734710990#!tabs-1254736195497|title=Apellidos y nombres más frecuentes|trans-title=Most frequent names and surnames|date=2022-05-17|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística|access-date=2022-08-26|language=es}} as well as one of the five most common surnames in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela, and one of the most common surnames in the entire Spanish-speaking world. As of 2017, it is the 13th most common surname in the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://news.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xw5va/most-common-last-names |title=Garcia is now the sixth-most-common surname in the U.S. |last=Chen |first=Spe |date=2016-12-27 |publisher=Vice |access-date=2022-08-26}}

Origin

González is a Spanish name. Its origins trace back to a Visigothic name combining the words gunþo (guntho) (battle or war) and alf (elf); the Latinized form was Gundisalv. As the Spanish language developed, the name transformed into Gonzalo and its surname derivative González.{{cite book |last1=Donovan Woods |first1=Richard |title=Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary |date=1978 |publisher=G.K. Hall |isbn=9780816181452 |page=67}} Some believe the name to mean "war hall", as evidenced by the castle in a field of blood on its family crest and the Visigothic cultural origins of the nation of Spain. González is also taken to mean "son of Gonzalo", "noble warrior", "soldier" or "castle guard".{{cite web |url=http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GONZALES.htm?rd=1 |title=Gonzalez: Name Meaning and Origin |last=Powell |first=Kimberly |date=2019-02-09 |publisher=Thought Co. |access-date=2022-08-26 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210103436/http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GONZALES.htm?rd=1 |url-status=dead }} Common spellings include: Gonzalez (no acute accent), Gonzáles, Gonzales, Gonzalés, González and Gonçalves. The variant Consolus appears among people descended from a Spaniard with the surname Gonsález who settled in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 31.8% of all known bearers of the surname González were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:44), 10.8% of Spain (1:49), 10.0% of Venezuela (1:34), 7.4% of Argentina (1:66), 7.1% of the United States (1:584), 6.7% of Colombia (1:81), 5.1% of Cuba (1:26), 4.2% of Chile (1:48), 3.1% of Paraguay (1:27), 2.7% of Guatemala (1:68), 1.7% of Panama (1:27), 1.7% of Nicaragua (1:42), 1.4% of the Dominican Republic (1:85), 1.1% of El Salvador (1:67) and 1.1% of Ecuador (1:171).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:49) in the following autonomous communities:

Asturias (1:20)
Canary Islands (1:22)
Castile and León (1:29)
Cantabria (1:30)
Galicia (1:33)
Extremadura (1:36)
Andalusia (1:49)

In Cuba, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:26) in the following provinces:{{cite web|url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/gonzalez#surnames|title=Gonzalez surname distribution|date=2014|publisher=Forebears|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210032133/http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/gonzalez}}

Artemisa (1:18)
Cienfuegos (1:19)
Mayabeque (1:19)
Ciego de Ávila (1:19)
Matanzas (1:24)
Sancti Spíritus (1:24)
Isla de la Juventud (1:24)
Pinar del Río (1:25)
Villa Clara (1:25)
Santiago de Cuba (1:25)

People named González

=The arts=

Adrian Gonzales (1937–1998), Filipino comics artist
Adrián Luis González (born 1939), Mexican potter
Antonio González Caballero (1927–2003), Mexican painter, pedagogue and screenwriter
Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883), French painter
Fernando González Gortázar (1942–2022), Mexican architect, sculptor and writer
Francisco González Gómez (1918–1990), Spanish caricaturist, painter and sculptor
Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez (1975–2913), Mexican journalist
Jorge González Camarena (1908–1980), Mexican painter, muralist and sculptor
Jose B. Gonzalez, American poet
José Emilio González (1918–1990), Puerto Rican literary critic and editor
Jose Luis Gonzalez (artist) (born 1939), Mexican-American artist
José González (artist) (1939–2009), Spanish comic book artist
Juan Gonzalez (artist) (1942–1993), 20th century Cuban-American painter
Julio González (sculptor) (1876–1942), Spanish sculptor and painter
Manuel Gonzales (1913–1993), Spanish-American Disney comics artist
Marcelina Gonzales (born 1989), American visual artist
Mercedes Elena Gonzalez (born 1952), artist from Caracas, Venezuela
Suzy González (born 1989), American artist and activist
Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993), American artist
Agustina González López (1891–1936), writer and artist from the Generation of '27

==Film, television, and theater==

Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963), Mexican filmmaker
Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean journalist, producer and director
Anthony Gonzalez (actor) (born 2004), American actor
Beauty Gonzalez (born 1991), Filipina-Spanish actress and former reality show contestant
Bianca Gonzalez (born 1983), Filipina television host and model
Carlos González (cinematographer), Venezuelan cinematographer and director
Charlene Gonzales (born 1974), Filipino actress, media personality and beauty pageant titleholder
Daniel Brühl (born 1978 as Daniel César Martín Brühl González), German and Spanish actor
Danny Gonzalez (born 1994), YouTube commentator
Edith González (1964–2019), Mexican actress
Eiza González (born 1990), Mexican actress and singer
Erich Gonzales (born 1990), Filipina actress
Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014), Colombian television host, announcer, journalist and occasional actor
Juan González (journalist) (born 1947), Puerto Rican journalist
Laura G (born 1985 as María Sonia Laura González Martínez), Mexican television presenter and journalist
Lexi Gonzales (born 2000), Filipina actress
Luis Gonzales (1928–2012), Flipino actor
Luis Gonzalez, a character in Chiquititas
Luz Elena González (born 1974), Mexican actress and model
Mandy Gonzalez (born 1978), American actress and singer
Mauricio González de la Garza (1923–1995), Mexican journalist, writer and music composer
Mónica González (dancer), Argentine professional theater dancer and vedette, as well as the wife of TV host and comedian José María Listorti
Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918), American actress
Nacho Vidal (born 1973 as Ignacio Jordi González), Spanish pornographic actor and director
Nicandro Díaz González (1963–2024), Mexican telenovela producer
Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976), American actor
Pedro González (humorist) (born 1965), Colombian humorist, journalist and actor
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (1925–2006), American actor
Raúl González (host) (born 1971), Venezuelan TV host and actor
Rick Gonzalez (born 1979), American actor
Robert Gant (born 1968 as Robert Gonzalez), American actor
Speedy Gonzales, Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character
Susana González (born 1973), Mexican actress and model
Víctor González (actor) (born 1973), Mexican actor
Yon González (born 1986), Spanish actor

==Literature==

Ana Marta González (born 1969), Spanish professor and philosopher
Ángel González Muñiz (1925–2008), Spanish poet
Dulce María González (1958–2014), Mexican writer and educator
Enrique González Martínez (1871–1952), Mexican poet, diplomat, surgeon and obstetrician
Enrique González Rojo Sr. (1899–1939), Mexican writer
Enrique González Rojo Jr. (1928–2021), Mexican writer and philosopher
Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), Spanish writer
Urbano González Serrano (1848–1904), Spanish intellectual
Fernando González (writer) (1895–1964), Columbian writer and philosopher
Francisco González Bocanegra (1824–1861), Mexican poet
José Antonio González de Salas (1588–1654), Spanish humanist and writer
José Luis González (writer) (1926–1996), Puerto Rican author and essayist
Juan Ignacio González del Castillo (1763–1800), Spanish author of comic theatre
Manuel González Zeledón (1864–1936), Costa Rican writer
Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez (born 1958), Portuguese writer
Nelly Sfeir Gonzalez (1930–2020), American librarian and bibliographer
Oscar Gonzáles (writer), author and poet born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras

==Music==

Alex González (musician) (born 1969), American-mexican musician and drummer
Andrew Gonzales, past drummer of Reel Big Fish
Andy González (musician) (1951–2020), jazz double bassist
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez, vocalist of M83
Babs Gonzales (1919–1980), American bebop vocalist and poet
Chilly Gonzales (born 1972), Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer
Danny Gonzalez (born 1994), YouTube commentator
Dennis González (1954–2022), American jazz trumpeter
Emilio González Gabarre, member of Los Chichos
Enrique González "La Pulga" (1890–1957), Cuban singer-songwriter
Eric Gonzalez (musician) (born 1995), Mexican hip hop musician and rapper
Eulalio González (1921–2003), Mexican singer-songwriter, humorist, actor, screenwriter, and film director
Fernando González Casellas (1925–1998), Argentine composer of classical music
Francisco González Gamarra (1890–1972), Peruvian composer
Greg Gonzalez (born 1982), American musician
Guillermo Gonzalez (pianist), Spanish classical pianist
Hilario González (1920–1999), Cuban composer, musicologist, pianist, music educator, and film and performing arts critic.
Iván González, past keyboard player of Maná
Jaime González (composer) (born 1956), Chilean composer
Jaslene Gonzalez (born 1986), Puerto Rican model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model
Jerry González (1949–2018), American bandleader, trumpeter and percussionist
Joaquin Diaz González (born 1947), Spanish enthnomusicologist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and folklorist
Jorge González (musician) (born 1964), Chilean musician
Jorge González (singer) (born 1988), Romani Spanish singer
José González (singer) (born 1978), Swedish indie musician
José Luis González (composer) (born 1937), Mexican composer
Juan de Marcos González (born 1954), Cuban bandleader, musician and actor
Julio González Gabarre, member of Los Chichos
Leonor González Mina (1934–2024), Afro-Colombian musician and actress
Luis "Checho" González (1933–2022), Chilean musician
Nelson González (born 1948), Puerto Rican tres player and musician
Pedro J. González (1895–1995), Mexican singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Quique González (born 1973), Spanish singer-songwriter
Ramón González Barrón (1890–1972), Spanish composer and choral conductor
Roberto González-Monjas (born 1988), Spanish classical violinist and conductor
Rockdrigo González (1950–1985), Mexican singer-songwriter
Rodrigo González (musician) (born 1968), Chilean-born German musician
Rubén González (pianist) (1919–2003), Cuban musician
Scheila Gonzalez (born 1971), American Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist and music educator
Siddhartha (musician) (born 1985), Mexican musician
Canserbero (1988–2015), Venezuelan singer-songwriter and activist
Yann Gonzalez (born 1977), French filmmaker

=Catholic Church=

Alexia González-Barros González
Antonio González (martyr)
Conchita, Jacinta and Mari Cruz González, girls that claimed to have witnessed apparitions in Garabandal
José González Rubio
José Higinio Gómez González
Manuel González García (bishop)
Peter González

=Crime=

Adrián Gómez González
Albert Gonzalez
Daniel Gonzalez (spree killer)
Fernando González, one of the Cuban Five
Gustavo González Castro
José González Valencia
Julio González
Sef Gonzales

=Military=

=Other fields=

Alberto González (humorist) (1928–2012), Cuban humorist and iconoclast
Alberto Jose González (born 1972), Spanish video game graphic artist, music composer and designer
Ambrose E. Gonzales (1857–1926), Cuban-American co-founder of The State newspaper
Andrew Gonzalez (1940–2006), Filipino linguist, writer, educator, and Lasallian Brother
Christine Gonzalez, first woman train engineer for Class{{spaces}}1 railroad
Clotilde González de Fernández (1880–1935), Argentine educator, writer
Elián González (born 1993), Cuban child who was the center of a custody battle
Felipe González de Ahedo (1702–1792), Spanish navigator and cartographer
Felipe González de Canales, one of the founders of Escuelas Familiares Agrarias
Fernán González of Castile ({{circa|910–970}}), first autonomous count of Castile
Fernando González de Traba ({{floruit|1159–1165}}) Galician nobleman
Gilberth González (born 1935), served as the executive director and member of the board of the Interamerican Scout Foundation
Gómez González (died October 26, 1111), Castilian nobleman
Gómez González de Manzanedo (died 1182), Castilian magnate
Gómez González de Traba ({{floruit|1164–1209}}), Galician nobleman
Inés González Árraga (born 1973), Venezuelan political prisoner
Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles (1939–1995), Cuban chess player
José Eleuterio González (1813–1888), Mexican physician and philanthropist
José Manuel González-Paramo (born 1958), Spanish economist
José Ramón González, Puerto Rican businessman
Juan González de Mendoza ({{circa|1540–1617}}), Spanish sinologist
Justo L. González (born 1937), Theologian, author
Laura González (Miss Colombia) (born 1995), Miss Colombia
Lori Stewart Gonzalez (born 1957), American speech pathologist and academic administrator
Luis Eduardo González (1945–2016), Uruguayan political scientist, sociologist and polling specialist
Luis González Palma (born 1957), Guatemalan photographer
Luis González y González (1925–2003), Mexican historian
Manuel Críspulo González y Soto (1846–1933), Spanish entrepreneur and philanthropist
Marianne Cruz Gonzalez (born 1985), Dominican Republic beauty contest model
Mauricio González-Gordon y Díez (1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
Mauricio González Sfeir (born 1956), Bolivian businessman
Mike Gonzalez (historian) (born 1943), British historian and literary critic
Narciso Gener Gonzales (1858–1903), Cuban-American co-founder of The State newspaper
Pedro González de Lara ({{floruit|1095–1130}}), Spanish noble and statesman
Pedro González de Mendoza (1428–1495), Spanish cardinal and statesman
Raul Gonzalez (journalist) ({{circa|1935–2013}}), Filipino journalist, and columnist
Rodrigo González de Lara ({{floruit|1078–1143}}), Castilian nobleman of the House of Lara
Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (born {{circa|1949}}), US-based Argentine businessman
Víctor González Torres (born 1947), Mexican businessman
Walter Gonzalez Gonzalez (1924-1979), Bolivian-American civil engineer & academic
William Elliott Gonzales (1866–1937), United States Ambassador
X González (born 1999), American activist and advocate for gun control
Zack Peter (Zack Gonzalez, born 1993), American comedian, author, and activist

=Politics and law=

Abraham González (governor) (1864–1913), Mexican politician
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955). American lawyer
Alicia García-Salcedo González (1903–2003), Spanish lawyer
Antonio González, 1st Marquess of Valdeterrazo (1792–1856), Spanish politician, diplomat and jurist
Antonio González de Aguilar, 8th Marquess of la Vega de Armijo (1824–1908), Spanish noble and politician
Arely Gómez González (born 1952), Mexican politician

Carlos Hank Gonzalez (1927–2001), Mexican politician

Cecilia González Gómez (1961–2017), Mexican politician
Charlie Gonzalez (born 1945), American politician
Edgar González Jr. (born 1986), American politician
Enrique Cárdenas González (1927–2018), Mexican politician
Enrique González Pedrero (1930–2021), Mexican politician and writer
Enrique Parejo González, Colombian politician
Ervin A. Gonzalez (1960–2017), American politician
Felipe González (born 1942), Spanish politician
Felipe González González
Fernando González Laxe (born 1952), Spanish politician
Fernando González Roa, Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat
Francisco González de la Vega (1901–1976), Mexican jurist and politician
Henry B. González (1916–2000), American politician
Iván Hernández González, Puerto Rican politician
Jenniffer González-Colón (born 1976), American politician
Jorge Emilio González Martínez (born 1972), Mexican politician
Jorge González Otero (born 1957), Puerto Rican politician
Jorge González Torres, Mexican politician
Jorge González von Marées (1900–1962), Chilean political figure and author
Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. (born 1931), American federal judge
José Antonio González Caviedes (1938–1996), Spanish politician
José Antonio González Pizarro (born 1953), Chilean politician
José Emilio González Velázquez (born 1953), Puerto Rican politician and senator
José González Gallo (1900–1957), Mexican politician
José González Morfin (born 1954), Mexican politician and lawyer
José González Ortiz, Puerto Rican politician
José Soberanis González (born 1946), mexican politician
Juan Manuel González Torres, Colombian politician
Julio Gonzalez (Florida politician) (born 1964), American politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Justin Gonzales, American logger and politician
Lorena Gonzalez (California politician) (born 1971), American union leader and former politician
Lorena González (Seattle politician) (born 1977), American lawyer and former politician
Luis A. Gonzalez (judge), American judge
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona (1811–1871), Spanish journalist and politician
Luis Gonzales Posada (born 1945), Peruvian politician
Luis Enrique Oberto González (1928–2022), Venezuelan politician
Manuel González Prada (1844–1918), Peruvian politician
Manuel González-Hontoria y Fernández-Ladreda (1878–1954), spanish politician and diplomat
María Teresa Margarita González (born 1961), Argentine politician
Martha Hilda González Calderón (1965–2025), Mexican lawyer and politician
Marvin Gonzales, Trinidad and Tobago politician
Matt Gonzalez (born 1965), American politician, lawyer, and activist
Miguel González Avelar (1937–2011), Mexican politician
Pedro Miguel González Pinzón (born 1965), Panamanian politician
Raul M. Gonzalez (1930–2014), Philippine politician
Ron Gonzales, American politician and mayor
Servando Ruiz-Gómez y González-Llanos (1821–1888), Spanish politician, lawyer and jurist
Sixto Agudo González (1916–2004), Spanish politician and World War II resistance member
Stalin González (born 1980), Venezuelan politician
Steven González, American judge
Tony Gonzales (born 1980), American politician
Vicente Gonzalez (born 1967), American lawyer and politician

==Presidents==

Emiliano González Navero, (1861–1934) 20th president of Paraguay 1908–1910
José Maldonado González, last president of the Spanish Republican government in exile
Juan Gualberto González (1851–1912), 11th president of Paraguay 1890–1894
Santiago González Portillo (1818–1887), 14th president of El Salvador 1871–1876
Juan Natalicio González (1897–1966), 37th president of Paraguay 1948–1949
Luis Ángel González Macchi (born 1947), 46th president of Paraguay 1999–2003
Luis Arturo González López (1900–1965), Acting president of Guatemala 1957
Manuel González Flores (1833–1893), 31st President of Mexico 1880–1884
Gabriel González Videla (1898–1980), President of Chile 1946–1952