González is a common surname of Spanish origin. It is a patronymic name meaning "son of Gonzalo". The given name "Gonzalo" comes from the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name composed of the elements "gund," meaning "war" and "salv" which is of unknown meaning.

It is often spelled Gonzales. The Portuguese version is Gonçalves.

People:

• Aitor González (b.1975), Spanish cyclist
• Ángel González (b.1925), Spanish poet and member of the Royal Spanish-Language Academy (RAE)
• Arthur Gonzalez, United States bankruptcy judge
• Cristian González (b. 1974), Argentine footballer
• Elian Gonzalez
• Felipe González (b.1942), Spanish politician
• Count Fernan Gonzalez (930-970), Count of Castile
• Fernando González (b.1980) Chilean tennis player
• Guillermo Gonzalez (b.1986), American soccer player
• Guillermo Gonzalez (CSC), American astrophysicist
• Jessyel Gonzalez, American photographer
• Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Juan Gonzalez (journalist), American Journalist
• Juan Natalicio González, former President of Paraguay
• Julio González (1876-1942), Spanish sculptor
• Mark Gonzalez , Chilean football(soccer) player
• Martinez Gonzalez (b.1981), Latvian electronic musician
• Nelson González (b.1961), Puerto Rican Boricua
• N. V. M. González, Filipino writer
• Raúl González (b.1977), Spanish footballer
• Tony Gonzalez, American football player

Places:

• Gonzalez, a town in Florida, USA

Other:

• Lala Gonzalez, a character in School Rumble

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