Find out how popular the last name Abeita is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abeita.

Abeita, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abeita surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abeita in America

Abeita is the 26143rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abeita surname appeared 936 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abeita.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abeita to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abeita

The surname ABEITA has its origins in Spain, specifically in the Basque region. It likely dates back to the 8th or 9th century during the Reconquista period when Christian forces were battling to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

ABEITA is thought to be derived from the Basque word "abetx" meaning "fir tree" or "pine tree." This suggests the name may have originated as a descriptive surname referring to someone who lived near or worked with fir or pine trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ABEITA surname appears in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This cartulary, which dates back to the 11th century, includes references to individuals with the name ABEITA or similar spellings such as ABEITIA or AVEITIA.

In the 13th century, records show an individual named Sancho Abeita served as a knight in the court of King Alfonso X of Castile. Later, in the 15th century, records from the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country mention a landowner named Juan Abeita.

Fast-forwarding to the 16th century, one notable figure with the ABEITA surname was Martín de Abeita y Fonseca (c. 1540-1610), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Nueva Galicia (present-day western Mexico) under the leadership of Nuño de Guzmán.

In the 18th century, a Basque-born priest named José Antonio de Abeita (1720-1789) served as a missionary in Texas and was instrumental in establishing several missions along the San Antonio River, including the famed Alamo compound.

Another notable figure was Juan Bautista Abeita (1805-1884), a prominent New Mexican rancher and landowner who played a significant role in the region's sheep and cattle industries during the latter half of the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abeita

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abeita.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abeita was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abeita has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abeita was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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