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

Azucena, 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 Azucena surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Azucena in America

Azucena is the 33379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Azucena surname appeared 684 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 Azucena.

We can also compare 2010 data for Azucena 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 Azucena

The surname Azucena has its origins in Spain and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "azucena," meaning "white lily." This floral reference suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a place abundant with white lilies or worked with these flowers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Azucena can be found in a baptismal record from the Church of San Miguel in Seville, Spain, dated 1582. The record mentions a child named Juan Azucena, indicating that the name was already in use as a family name by that time.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the surname Azucena was Pedro Azucena, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He was born in Madrid in 1602 and died in battle in 1642.

Another historical reference to the name Azucena can be found in a document from the Spanish Inquisition archives, which mentions a family with the surname Azucena living in Granada in the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, the name Azucena gained some prominence in Mexico. One notable individual was Juana Azucena, a renowned painter from Puebla, Mexico, born in 1735 and known for her religious artwork.

Moving into the 19th century, a famous bearer of the surname Azucena was Manuel Azucena, a Mexican politician and lawyer who played a significant role in the drafting of the Constitution of 1857. He was born in 1811 and died in 1878.

As the centuries passed, the surname Azucena spread across different regions of Spain and Latin America, carried by families and individuals who contributed to various fields, including arts, politics, and literature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Azucena

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

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

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