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

Acenas, 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 Acenas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Acenas in America

Acenas is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Acenas surname appeared 109 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 Acenas.

The history of the last name Acenas

The surname Acenas has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "acena," which means a water mill or a mill powered by a stream or river. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near or operated such mills.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Acenas surname can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a man named Pedro de Acenas was mentioned in a document from the year 1587. This document referred to him as a miller, further strengthening the connection between the surname and the occupation of milling.

In the 17th century, the Acenas surname appears in various records from the regions of Andalusia and Castile in Spain. One notable individual from this period was Juan Acenas, a prominent landowner and farmer who lived in the town of Écija, Seville, between 1620 and 1692.

As the Spanish empire expanded across the Atlantic, the Acenas surname also made its way to the New World. In the 18th century, a family by the name of Acenas settled in the region of Nueva Galicia (present-day western Mexico), where they established themselves as successful farmers and ranchers.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Acenas surname in the Americas was María Acenas, who was born in 1745 in the city of Guadalajara, Nueva Galicia. She was the daughter of Spanish immigrants and went on to marry a local landowner, contributing to the spread of the surname in the region.

In the 19th century, the Acenas surname continued to be found in various parts of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. Notable individuals from this period include Francisco Acenas, a renowned painter from Seville who lived from 1808 to 1887, and Miguel Acenas, a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Chilean Congress in the late 1800s.

As the centuries passed, the Acenas surname spread further across the globe, with bearers of the name contributing to various fields and professions. Some other notable individuals with the surname include José Acenas, a celebrated Mexican author and journalist from the early 20th century, and Ana Acenas, a Spanish-born actress and singer who gained popularity in Latin American countries in the 1960s and 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Acenas

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

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 Acenas 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.

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

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