Garza (surname)

Garza is a Spanish surname and the Spanish word for the heron. Garza has also become a part of many placenames.

People bearing the name include:

• Aarón Sáenz Garza (1891–1983), Mexican politician
• Ale Garza (born 1977), American comic artist
• Alex Garza (born 1994), American politician
• Alicia Garza (born 1981), American civil rights activist, co-founder Black Lives Matter
• Cayetano Garza (born 1972), American comic designer and illustrator
• Daniel Garza (born 1985), Mexican tennis player
• Daniel "Dani Doom" Garza, member of Design the Skyline
• Ed Garza (born 1969), American politician from Texas
• Emilio M. Garza (born 1947), American jurist
• Eugenio Garza Lagüera (1923–2008), Mexican businessman and philanthropist
• Eugenio Garza Sada (1892–1973), Mexican industrialist and philanthropist
• Jaime Garza (actor) (1954–2021), Mexican actor
• Jaime Garza (boxer) (born 1959), Mexican American boxer
• John Garza (born 1955), American politician
• José Garza, American lawyer and district attorney
• José María Garza Galán (1846–1902), Mexican politician from Coahuila
• Juan Raul Garza (1956–2001), American murderer
• Justin Garza (born 1994), American baseball player
• Lázaro Garza Ayala (1830–1913), Mexican politician from Nuevo León
• Luka Garza (born 1998), American basketball player
• Mariana Garza (born 1970), Mexican singer and actress
• Matt Garza (born 1983), American baseball player
• Mauricio Fernández Garza (born 1950), Mexican politician, businessman and collector
• Manuel Uribe Garza (1965–2014), one of the heaviest people who ever lived
• Pablo González Garza (1879–1950), Mexican general
• Pablo Garza (fighter) (born 1983), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Ralph Garza Jr. (born 1994), American baseball player
• Reynaldo G. Garza (1915–2004), Mexican American jurist
• Roque González Garza (1885–1962), Mexican president
• Tony Garza (born 1959), Mexican-American politician and diplomat

• A family of wrestlers:
• Angel Garza (born 1992), known in the US as Angel Garza (without the acute accent)
• Héctor Garza (1969–2013), ring name of Héctor Solano Segura; uncle of Angel and Humberto
• Humberto Garza Carrillo (born 1995), known as Humberto Carrillo

• The three members of American band Los Lonely Boys:
• Henry Garza (born 1978), guitarist and vocalist
• Jojo Garza (born 1980), bass player and vocalist
• Ringo Garza (born 1981), drummer and vocalist

See also

• A. J. DeLaGarza (born 1987), American-born soccer player who also played for Guam
• Garza (disambiguation)
• De la Garza, a list of people with the surname