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

Ahumada, 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 Ahumada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ahumada in America

Ahumada is the 6829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ahumada surname appeared 4,937 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Ahumada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ahumada 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 Ahumada

The surname Ahumada is of Spanish origin, believed to have originated in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain during the medieval period. The name is thought to be derived from the Arabic word "humada," which means "the reddish one" or "one with reddish complexion." This suggests that the name may have been given as a descriptive nickname to someone with a reddish or tanned complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ahumada can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting manuscript commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. The manuscript mentions a person named "Alonso Ahumada" who was a member of the king's hunting party.

The name Ahumada is also associated with the town of Ahumada in the province of Chihuahua, Mexico. It is believed that this town was named after a Spanish settler or explorer with the surname Ahumada who played a role in the region's colonization.

Historically, the surname Ahumada has been linked to several notable individuals. One such figure is Jerónimo de Ahumada y Meneses (1513-1585), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Guatemala and served as the governor of the province of Soconusco (now part of Mexico and Guatemala).

Another prominent bearer of the name was María de Ahumada (1510-1582), a Spanish nun and the older sister of Saint Teresa of Ávila, the renowned Carmelite reformer and mystic. María de Ahumada played a crucial role in supporting her sister's religious endeavors and served as the prioress of the Carmelite convent in Ávila.

In the 19th century, Manuel María Ahumada y Mendoza (1835-1907) was a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship during the presidency of José Manuel Balmaceda.

Other notable individuals with the surname Ahumada include Juan de Dios Ahumada (1890-1964), a Mexican politician and military officer who served as the Governor of Durango from 1926 to 1928, and María Rosa Ahumada de Gómez (1920-2008), an Argentine writer and journalist known for her work on children's literature and education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ahumada

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

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

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