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Gamboa
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English
+ (name)
Etymology
en es Gamboa, from en eu Ganboa.
Proper noun
s
en Spanish < Basque.
en Ramon Antonio Vargas Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/randall-alberto-gamboa-esquivel-ice-family 2025-11-04 Nonetheless, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s administration – which has aimed to deport as many people as possible from the US since his second presidency started in January – maintained in a statement that the medical treatment Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel received before his death was better than many immigrants “have received in their entire lives”. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017225621/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/randall-alberto-gamboa-esquivel-ice-family 17 October 2026
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamboa is the 1829th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19577 individuals. Gamboa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.71%) individuals.
Further reading
Kapampangan
Etymology
pam es Gamboa, from pam eu Ganboa. pam.
Proper noun
pam Spanish < Basque
Spanish
es:
es:+ (apellido)
Etymology
es :bor eu:Ganboa + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es mountain p/Gipuzkoa c/Spain Ganboa
es village p/Álava c/Spain Ullíbarri-Gamboa
es Basque
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es Gamboa, from tl eu Ganboa. tl.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
gambowa
tl Spanish < Basque