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The Gongora surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,205 people carried this name — #10,050 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is up 37% from 2,340 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gongora surname

Borrowed from Spanish Góngora, itself of Basque origin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gongora» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 5,220 people named Gongora live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 2,315
Santa Fe 841
Santiago del Estero 508
Córdoba 371
City of Buenos Aires 252
Salta 162
Chaco 145
Entre Ríos 131

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 197 people named Gongora.

Most of them — 135 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 135
Hauts-de-Seine 22
Var 8
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 4
Haute-Vienne 3
Pas-de-Calais 3
Essonne 2
Somme 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Gongora in American newspapers,
1898–1929.

Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Gongora
El Tucsonense 1925-09-26
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Gongora
El Tucsonense 1929-08-22
Newspaper page from Red Lodge Picket carrying the name Gongora
Red Lodge Picket 1898-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Gongora,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Aron Gongora d. 2022 · politician
  • Romeo Gongora 1974– · university teacher
  • Sandra Gongora 1985– · bowler
  • José Francisco Membrive 1993– · badminton player
  • Yedasy Gongora 2002– · association football player

Wikidata (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Gongora.

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