Gonzalves surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gonzalves surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 199 people carried this name — #92,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 190 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gonzalves surname

A surname from Portuguese.

Partially hispanicized spelling of Portuguese Gonçalves.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gonzalves» (Spanish), 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 127 people named Gonzalves 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 53
Buenos Aires Province 38
Mendoza 13
Córdoba 12
Santa Fe 11

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 82 people named Gonzalves.

Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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 46
Hauts-de-Seine 12
Val-d’Oise 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 3
Essonne 3
Martinique 2
Vaucluse 2
Val-de-Marne 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

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

In print

Gonzalves in American newspapers,
1852–1916.

Newspaper page from Anti-slavery Bugle carrying the name Gonzalves
Anti-slavery Bugle 1857-03-28
Newspaper page from Danbury Times carrying the name Gonzalves
Danbury Times 1852-10-06
Newspaper page from Wiarus carrying the name Gonzalves
Wiarus 1916-07-20

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Gonzalves is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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