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

Archuletta, 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 Archuletta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Archuletta in America

Archuletta is the 28293rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Archuletta surname appeared 845 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 Archuletta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Archuletta 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 Archuletta

The surname Archuletta has its origins in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, emerging during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "archuleta," which was a diminutive form of the word "arco," meaning "arch" or "bow." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near an arch or gate, or perhaps a skilled archer or bowman.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Cartulario de Sobrado, a collection of medieval documents from the monastery of Santa María de Sobrado in Galicia, Spain, dating back to the 12th century. Here, the name appeared as "Archuleta," indicating its longstanding presence in the region.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, with a certain Juan Archuletta being mentioned as a resident of Seville. This suggests that the name had spread to various parts of Spain by that time.

As Spanish colonization expanded into the Americas, the name Archuletta was carried across the Atlantic. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World can be found in the baptismal records of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, where a child named María Archuletta was baptized in 1622.

In the 17th century, the name gained prominence in New Mexico, where a notable figure named Juan Archuletta was born in Santa Fe in 1675. He served as a Spanish colonial officer and played a role in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, a significant event in the history of the American Southwest.

Another prominent individual with the surname Archuletta was Tomás Archuletta, born in 1804 in Santa Fe, who was a prominent landowner and rancher in New Mexico. He was involved in various legal disputes over land grants and played a role in the region's transition from Spanish to Mexican and then American rule.

In the late 19th century, the name appeared in the records of the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, with the baptism of a child named José Archuletta in 1879. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of the American Southwest by that time.

Throughout history, there have been other notable individuals with the surname Archuletta, such as the American painter and sculptor Patricio Archuletta (1882-1957), known for his works depicting Native American subjects, and the Mexican-American author and activist Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020), whose novel "Bless Me, Ultima" featured characters with the surname Archuletta.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Archuletta

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

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

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