Garmendia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Garmendia, a surname of Basque origin composed of the elements gar (“blaze”) and mendi (“mountain”).

Proper noun

Garmendia (plural Garmendias)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garmendia is the 38103^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Garmendia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.19%) and White (14.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garmendia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈmendja/ [ɡaɾˈmẽn̪.d̪ja]
• Rhymes: -endja
• Syllabification: Gar‧men‧dia

Proper noun

Garmendia m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque