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

Andara, 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 Andara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andara in America

Andara is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andara surname appeared 162 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 Andara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andara 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 Andara

The surname Andara has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "andara," which means "lady" or "mistress." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive term or a title bestowed upon a woman of prominence or authority.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Andara can be traced back to the 12th and 13th centuries, during the height of the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula sought to reclaim territories from the Moors. Documents from this era, including municipal records and chronicles, mention individuals bearing the name Andara or variations of it, such as Andarra or Anderá.

One notable figure from this time was Sancha Andara, a noblewoman who lived in the Kingdom of Navarre in the late 12th century. She was a prominent landowner and patron of the arts, and her name appears in several charters and legal documents of the period.

As the Basque culture and language spread throughout the region, the name Andara became more widespread. In the 15th century, a family bearing the name Andara settled in the town of Bilbao, where they became influential merchants and traders. One member of this family, Juan Andara (1472-1542), was a successful shipbuilder and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the New World.

Another notable figure was María Andara (1591-1663), a Basque writer and poet who gained renown for her works celebrating the Basque language and culture. Her poems and plays were widely circulated and performed during her lifetime and contributed to the preservation of Basque literary traditions.

In the 18th century, the name Andara appeared in records of Spanish colonists who settled in various parts of the Americas, including Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. One such individual was Ignacio Andara (1714-1782), a military officer who served in the Spanish colonial administration in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

As the Basque diaspora spread across Europe and the Americas, the surname Andara became more widely dispersed, with various spelling variations emerging in different regions. While the name maintains its strongest roots in the Basque Country and neighboring areas, it can be found in various parts of the world today, reflecting the migration patterns of Basque communities over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andara

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

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

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