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García is the most common surname in most of the Spanish provinces.
García is a surname frequently, common in Spain and Mexico it is predominantly a Hispanic surname. There are several theories about its origin. It is one of the most common surnames used in Latin America, the most common surname in Spain (where 3.32% of population are named García), and also the 2nd most common surname in Mexico. It may refer to:
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- Aaron Garcia (contemporary), Mexican American football player
- Adam Garcia (born 1973), Mexican actor
- Aimee Garcia (born 1978), Mexican American actress
- Alan García (born 1949), President of Peru from 1985–1990
- Alex Garcia (contemporary), Cuban-American chef
- Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956), President of Nicaragua
- Andrés García (born 1941), Mexican actor
- Andy Garcia (born 1956), Mexican American actor
- Anier García (born 1976), Cuban athlete in the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Anthony Garcia, New Zealand professional wrestler of Latino descent
- Becky Garcia (born 1983), Mexican American boxer
- Bonnie Garcia, Hispanic representative of California's 80th Assembly District
- Borja Garcia (born 1982), Spanish race car driver
- Calixto García (1839–1898), Cuban freedom fighter
- Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971), president of the Philippines 1957–1961
- Carlos García (born 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Ceferino Garcia, boxer
- Charles Patrick Garcia, (born 1961), Panamanian-American author, Hispanic leader, businessman
- Charly García (born 1951), Argentinian rock-and-roll musician
- Cristino Garcia (1914–1946), Spanish fighter with the French Resistance during World War II
- Dámaso García (born 1955), Dominican baseball player
- Diego García (born 1961), Spanish long-distance runner
- Eric Garcia (born 1972), Mexican American author
- Fernando Luis Garcia (1929–1952), Hispanic American United States Marine awarded the Medal of Honor
- Freddy García (born 1976), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican Nobel Prize laureate in Literature
- Federico García Lorca (1898&ndash&1936), Spanish poet and dramatist
- Gael García Bernal (born 1978), Mexican actor
- Garcia III of Pamplona (919–970), King of Pamplona until 970
- Garcia IV of Pamplona ([?]–1000), King of Pamplona 994–1000
- Garcia VI of Navarre, (c. 1110–1150[?]), King of Navarre 1134–1136
- St. Gonsalo Garcia (1556–1597), Mexican Roman Catholic saint
- Gustavo C. Garcia (1915–1964), Mexican-American civil rights activist
- Hector P. Garcia, Mexican-American civil rights activist
- Inez Garcia, feminist cause célèbre
- Iratxe García (contemporary), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
- Ismael Zambada García (born 1948), alleged Mexican drug-lord
- Jeff Garcia (born 1970), Canadian football player of Hispanic descent
- Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), Mexican American rock-and-roll musician
- Joanna Garcia (born 1979), Mexican American actress
- Joaquín Torres-García (1874–1949), A Mexican painter and sculptor and founder of contructive universalism
- John David Garcia (1936–2001), Mexican American founder of the Society for Evolutionary Ethics
- John Garcia (born 1972), Mexican American singer
- Johnny García, Mexican football (soccer) player
- Jorge Garcia (born 1979), Hispanic American actor
- Joseph Garcia (contemporary), Hispanic politician
- Juan Bautista Garcia (1904–1974), Mexican immigrant to Puerto Rico
- Lilian Garcia (born 1973), Mexican American singer and WWE announcer
- Manoel Garcia (1775–1832), Spanish tenor and composer
- Manuel García (1775–1832), Spanish opera singer
- Manuel Garcia, (1805–1906), Mexican opera singer
- María García (born 1969), Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament
- María García (born 1984), Peruvian, Miss World 2004
- Mayte Jannell Garcia (born 1973), Puerto Rican-American dancer
- Miguel García (born 1967), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Miguel García (anarchist)
- Mike Garcia (1923–1986), Mexican-American baseball player
- Nick Garcia (born 1979), Mexican American soccer player
- Odalys Garcia (born 1975), Cuban-American actress and television show host
- Oscar Garcia (contemporary), Mexican American musician
- Oz Garcia (contemporary), Mexican American nutritional counselor and author
- Pablo García (born 1977), Hispanic football player
- Ralph Garcia (died 1999), Mexican-American prison guard
- Ramón García (born 1969), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Rodrigo Garcia (born 1959), Mexican American/Cuban television and film director
- Rómulo García (born 1927, died 2005), Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Rosman García (born 1979), Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Ruben Garcia (born 1946), Mexican American NASCAR race driver
- Luis García (born 1978), Spanish football player
- Sergio García (born 1980), Spanish golfer
- Sunny Garcia (born 1970), Mexican American surfer
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