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

Armesto, 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 Armesto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armesto in America

Armesto is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armesto surname appeared 241 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 Armesto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armesto 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 Armesto

The surname Armesto has its origins in the Galician region of northwestern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Latin words "armus" meaning "shoulder" and "estus" meaning "heat" or "warmth." This combination suggests the name may have referred to someone who worked near a forge or other source of heat.

The earliest known record of the Armesto name dates back to the 11th century, appearing in a manuscript from the Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova in Ourense, Spain. This document mentions a landowner named Rodrigo Armesto who donated property to the monastery in 1092.

During the Middle Ages, the Armesto family was prominent in the Galician nobility. One notable figure was Pedro Fernández de Armesto, a knight who fought alongside King Alfonso VII of León and Castile in the 12th century Reconquista campaigns against the Moors.

In the 15th century, the Armesto name can be found in records from the town of Betanzos, near A Coruña. A merchant named Juan de Armesto is mentioned in documents from 1482 as a prominent citizen and landowner in the area.

The 16th century saw the Armesto family expand its influence throughout Spain and its colonies. Álvaro de Armesto, born in 1525 in Santiago de Compostela, was a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico and served as a captain under Pedro de Valdivia in the conquest of Chile.

Another notable figure was Fray Diego de Armesto, a Franciscan friar born in Pontevedra in 1587. He traveled to the Americas as a missionary and authored several works on the indigenous languages and cultures of Colombia and Venezuela.

As the Armesto name spread, it also developed regional variations in spelling, such as Armestro, Armestoa, and Armestuy. Despite these variations, the name has maintained its roots in the Galician region of Spain for over a millennium.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armesto

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

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

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