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

Antelo, 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 Antelo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Antelo in America

Antelo is the 48530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Antelo surname appeared 435 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 Antelo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Antelo 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 Antelo

The surname ANTELO is believed to have originated in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "antelo," which means "the old one" or "the elder."

The earliest known records of the ANTELO surname date back to the 13th century in the area around the city of Santiago de Compostela. It is possible that the name was originally a nickname given to the eldest son or patriarch of a family.

In the 15th century, the surname ANTELO appeared in several historical records and documents from the Kingdom of Galicia. One notable reference is found in the "Tumbo de Sobrado," an ancient manuscript from the Monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes, which mentions an individual named Pedro Antelo.

During the 16th century, the name ANTELO began to spread beyond Galicia to other regions of Spain, as well as to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One of the earliest known bearers of the name in the New World was Juan Antelo, who arrived in Mexico in the late 1500s.

Throughout the centuries, several individuals bearing the ANTELO surname have achieved notable status. In the 17th century, Francisco Antelo was a prominent Spanish architect who designed several churches and buildings in Galicia. In the 18th century, José Antelo y Monroy was a Spanish military officer and colonial governor of Florida.

Other notable individuals with the ANTELO surname include Manuel Antelo, a 19th-century Spanish painter known for his landscapes and portraits, and Juan Antelo, a 20th-century Argentinian writer and journalist who worked for several prominent publications.

While the ANTELO surname is relatively uncommon outside of Spain and Latin America, it has a rich history and legacy dating back several centuries in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Antelo

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

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

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