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

Andújar, 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 Andújar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andújar in America

Andújar is the 8700th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andújar surname appeared 3,773 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Andújar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andújar 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 Andújar

The surname Andujar originates from Spain, with its roots dating back to the 8th century during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "al-Andulusi," which means "the Andalusian" or "from Andalusia," the region that encompassed most of southern Spain.

Andujar is also associated with the town of Andújar, located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. This town was an important center during the Moorish era, and its name is thought to have been derived from the Arabic phrase "andulush-yar," meaning "the path of Andalusia."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Andujar appears in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in Seville after the Reconquista. This document mentions individuals with the surname Andujar, indicating their presence in the region during that period.

In the 15th century, the surname Andujar is found in the records of the Inquisition, suggesting that some individuals with this name were subject to persecution during the Spanish Inquisition.

Notable individuals with the surname Andujar include:

1. Pedro de Andujar (c. 1510-1580), a Spanish military commander and explorer who participated in the conquest of Guatemala and Honduras.
2. Juan de Andujar (c. 1550-1620), a Spanish painter and sculptor active in Seville during the Renaissance.
3. Andrés de Andujar y Guerrero (1640-1717), a Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious works.
4. Manuel Andujar (1846-1912), a Cuban writer, journalist, and independence activist.
5. Joaquín Andujar (1952-2015), a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for teams such as the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros.

The surname Andujar has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Andújar (the town mentioned earlier), as well as Andujar de los Gascones and Andujar de la Sierra, both located in the province of Jaén.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andújar

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

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

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