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

Alamilla, 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 Alamilla surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alamilla in America

Alamilla is the 19306th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alamilla surname appeared 1,402 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 Alamilla.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alamilla 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 Alamilla

The surname "ALAMILLA" is of Spanish origin and is believed to have originated in the region of Andalusia, in southern Spain. It is thought to be derived from the Arabic term "al-milah," which means "the salt marsh" or "the saline land." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who lived near or worked in areas with salt marshes or salt mines.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document compiled in the 13th century after the Reconquista of Seville, which lists the names of individuals who received land grants in the region. In this document, the name appears as "Alamilla," which may have been an early spelling variation.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, as Spain expanded its territories in the Americas, the name "ALAMILLA" likely spread to the New World along with the Spanish colonists and settlers. One notable individual with this surname was Juan de Alamilla, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure bearing the name "ALAMILLA" was Pedro de Alamilla y Brizuela, a Spanish military commander and administrator who served as the Governor of the Spanish provinces of Yucatán and Tabasco in present-day Mexico.

Another individual of note was José María Alamilla, a Mexican politician and revolutionary who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He actively participated in the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish rule.

In the 20th century, one notable bearer of the surname "ALAMILLA" was Ignacio Alamilla, a Mexican writer and journalist who was born in 1920 and is best known for his literary works and contributions to the field of journalism.

While the surname "ALAMILLA" is relatively uncommon globally, it remains more prevalent in certain regions of Spain and Latin America, particularly in Mexico, where it has a stronger historical presence and cultural significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alamilla

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

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

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