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

Avellaneda, 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 Avellaneda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Avellaneda in America

Avellaneda is the 14316th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Avellaneda surname appeared 2,090 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Avellaneda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Avellaneda 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 Avellaneda

The surname Avellaneda originates from Spain, specifically from the town of Avellaneda located in the province of Cantabria. Its origins can be traced back to the 11th century, when it derived from the Castilian Spanish words "avellano" meaning hazelnut tree, and "eda" meaning place or location.

Historically, the name Avellaneda first appeared in medieval records and manuscripts from the region of Cantabria, where it was often associated with landowners or nobility who held properties near hazelnut groves. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías" (Book of Bequests), a 14th-century document that recorded land holdings and feudal rights in the region.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Pedro Fernández de Avellaneda (c. 1455 - c. 1520) was a Spanish soldier and author who wrote a satirical parody of Miguel de Cervantes' famous novel "Don Quixote." This work, published anonymously, was titled "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha" and caused a literary controversy during that time.

Another historical figure with the surname Avellaneda was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814 - 1873), a celebrated Cuban novelist and poet who is considered one of the most important writers of the 19th century Spanish Romantic movement. Her works, such as the novel "Sab" and the autobiographical "Autobiography and Letters," explored themes of abolition, feminism, and romanticism.

In the 16th century, the name Avellaneda was also associated with the town of Avellaneda, located in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This town was named after Nicolás Avellaneda (1837 - 1885), who served as the President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880.

Other notable individuals with the surname Avellaneda include Juan Ramón Avellaneda (1888 - 1969), a Mexican physicist and mathematician known for his contributions to the field of quantum mechanics, and Andrés Avellaneda (1936 - 2018), a prominent Spanish film director and screenwriter who was known for his works in the genre of erotic cinema.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Avellaneda

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

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

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