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

Anzueto, 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 Anzueto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anzueto in America

Anzueto is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anzueto surname appeared 230 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 Anzueto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Anzueto 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 Anzueto

The surname Anzueto has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "anzuelo," which means "fishhook." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with someone who worked in the fishing industry or lived near a body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Anzueto can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century manuscript that documented hunting grounds and territories in Spain during the reign of King Alfonso XI. This document mentions a place called "Anzueto" located in the region of Castile.

In the 16th century, the name Anzueto appears in various historical records from the Spanish conquest of the Americas. For example, Juan de Anzueto was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s. He is mentioned in Cortés's letters to King Charles V, detailing the events of the conquest.

Another notable figure with the surname Anzueto was Fray Diego de Anzueto, a Dominican friar who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a renowned scholar and linguist, known for his work in translating and publishing texts in indigenous languages of Mexico.

In the 18th century, a prominent individual named José Anzueto y Galindo was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator in New Spain (present-day Mexico). He served as the governor of the province of Coahuila from 1761 to 1766.

The surname Anzueto can also be traced to various places in Spain, such as the town of Anzuelo in the province of Soria, and the village of Anzueto in the province of Burgos. These place names likely derived from the same root as the surname, further reinforcing the connection to fishing or bodies of water.

Throughout history, the surname Anzueto has been spelled in various ways, including Anzuelo, Anzuelos, and Anzuete, reflecting regional variations and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anzueto

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

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

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