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

Aliaga, 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 Aliaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aliaga in America

Aliaga is the 26362nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aliaga surname appeared 926 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 Aliaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aliaga 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 Aliaga

The surname Aliaga has its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Aragon, and dates back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic word "al-yaqa," which means "the valley" or "the meadow." This suggests that the name was initially given to people who lived in a valley or a meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Aliaga can be found in the Fueros de Aragon, a collection of legal codes and customs from the Kingdom of Aragon, dating back to the 13th century. In these records, the name appears as "Aliaga" and is associated with families from the towns of Huesca and Teruel.

The Aliaga family was prominent in Aragon during the Middle Ages, and some members held influential positions. One notable figure was Pedro Aliaga (1455-1525), a Spanish prelate who served as the Bishop of Teruel and later became the Archbishop of Valencia. Another was Juan Aliaga (1570-1648), a Spanish jurist and statesman who held the position of Viceroy of Valencia from 1642 to 1644.

In the 16th century, the surname Aliaga began to spread beyond Aragon to other parts of Spain, including Catalonia and Andalusia. It is also recorded in some historical documents from the Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Peru.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Aliaga in the Americas was Diego de Aliaga (c. 1560-1620), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile and served as the Governor of Cuyo (now part of Argentina) from 1618 to 1620.

Another notable figure with the surname Aliaga was Isidro Aliaga (1570-1648), a Spanish Catholic priest who served as the confessor to King Philip III of Spain and later became the Archbishop of Valencia. He was known for his involvement in the expulsion of the Moriscos (descendants of converted Muslims) from Spain in the early 17th century.

In the 19th century, the surname Aliaga was also found in some parts of Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Peru, where it was carried by individuals of Spanish descent. One example is Manuel Aliaga Iglesias (1836-1909), a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aliaga

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

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

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