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

Araneta, 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 Araneta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Araneta in America

Araneta is the 55386th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Araneta surname appeared 371 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 Araneta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Araneta 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 Araneta

The surname Araneta is believed to have originated in the Philippines. It is a Spanish surname derived from the Catalan word "araneta," meaning a small spider. The name likely emerged during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the Araneta surname can be traced back to the late 18th century in various historical records and documents from the Philippines. Some of the earliest known individuals with this surname include Juan Araneta, a landowner who lived in the province of Bulacan in the late 1700s, and Pedro Araneta, a businessman from Manila who was active in the early 19th century.

Throughout the 19th century, the Araneta family became prominent in various parts of the Philippines, particularly in the Visayas region. One notable member was Gregorio Araneta, a wealthy landowner and businessman from Negros Occidental, who lived from 1820 to 1887.

In the 20th century, the Araneta family continued to play a significant role in Philippine society. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was J. Amando Araneta (1907-1998), a prominent businessman and philanthropist who established the Araneta Center, a large commercial and residential complex in Quezon City.

Other notable individuals with the Araneta surname include Margarita Araneta (1871-1948), a prominent educator and philanthropist from Negros Occidental; Gregorio Araneta III (1908-1973), a businessman and politician who served as the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources under President Elpidio Quirino; and Jorge B. Araneta (1903-1988), a lawyer and businessman who co-founded the Philippine Airlines.

The Araneta surname has also been associated with various place names in the Philippines, such as Araneta Avenue in Quezon City, named after J. Amando Araneta, and the municipality of Araneta in the province of Palawan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Araneta

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

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

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