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

Amparán, 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 Amparán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Amparán in America

Amparán is the 20201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Amparán surname appeared 1,319 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 Amparán.

We can also compare 2010 data for Amparán 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 Amparán

The surname Amparan originated in the Basque region of Spain and France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque word "anpara," which means "shelter" or "protection." The name likely referred to a place where people could find refuge or a person who provided shelter.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amparan can be found in the "Becerro Galicano de Villas de Vizcaya," a census-like document from the 14th century that listed residents of various towns in the Basque region. In this document, several individuals with the surname Amparan were listed as residents of the town of Guernica.

Another historical reference to the name Amparan can be found in the archives of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, where a document from the 15th century mentions a certain Juan Amparan, who donated a portion of his land to the church.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the surname Amparan was Pedro Amparan, a wealthy merchant from Bilbao who owned several ships and traded goods throughout the Mediterranean. He was born in 1520 and died in 1597.

During the 17th century, María Amparan was a renowned poet and writer from the Basque region. She was born in 1623 and is known for her works that celebrated Basque culture and language.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Amparan was Ignacio Amparan, a military leader who fought in the Carlist Wars of the 19th century. He was born in 1785 and died in 1848.

In the 20th century, a notable figure with the Amparan surname was José María Amparan, a renowned architect who designed several important buildings in San Sebastián, Spain. He was born in 1902 and died in 1976.

The surname Amparan has also been found in various place names and older spellings of place names throughout the Basque region, such as the village of Anparan in Álava, Spain, and the town of Amparane in the French Basque Country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Amparán

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

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

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