Given name & surname
Gonzales
“of the battle; resembling a wolf”
Gonzales is a variant of Gonzalo. One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gonzales is a variant of Gonzalo. One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gonzales is a variant of Gonzalo. Gonzalo has been associated with Germanic and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gonzales is a variant of Gonzalo. The history of Gonzalo gives this family its wider story. An earlier form, Gundisalvus, was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gonzales through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 298 as a first name in 2020; 207,620 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gonzales’s family of names
Gonzales has a related form in Gonzalo. In Spanish usage, Gonzales has a related form in González. In English usage, Gonzales as a surname has a related form in Gonzalez.
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Around the world
Gonzales has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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