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

Abeja, 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 Abeja surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abeja in America

Abeja is the 66931st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abeja surname appeared 295 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 Abeja.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abeja 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 Abeja

The surname ABEJA is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word "abeja" meaning "bee." It is believed to have originated in the late 15th or early 16th century, during the time of the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

The earliest recorded use of the surname ABEJA can be traced back to the town of Seville, in the southern region of Andalusia, Spain. It is thought that the name was initially bestowed upon someone who worked as a beekeeper or had a close association with bees and honey production.

One of the earliest known references to the ABEJA surname appears in a 16th-century document from the Archivo General de Indias, a repository of Spanish colonial records. This document mentions a certain Juan ABEJA, who was a soldier and explorer involved in the conquest of Mexico.

During the colonial era, the ABEJA surname spread across the Spanish territories in the Americas, particularly in regions such as Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

1. Álvaro ABEJA (1567-1638), a Spanish-born Catholic priest and missionary who spent most of his life evangelizing in colonial Mexico.

2. María ABEJA (1612-1678), a renowned poet and writer from Lima, Peru, whose works were widely acclaimed during the Spanish Golden Age.

3. Sebastián ABEJA (1722-1795), a Mexican architect and engineer known for his contributions to the construction of several churches and public buildings in Mexico City.

4. Juana ABEJA (1839-1912), a Colombian educator and women's rights advocate who founded one of the first schools for girls in Bogotá.

5. Emilio ABEJA (1888-1962), a prominent Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1940s.

The ABEJA surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain and Latin America. For example, there is a small village called Abejas in the Spanish province of Soria, which may have influenced the surname's origin or spelling variations.

While the ABEJA surname is most prevalent in Spanish-speaking countries, it has also been adopted by families in other parts of the world, likely due to immigration and cultural exchange.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abeja

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

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 Abeja 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 Abeja 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 Abeja was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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