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

Bahamon, 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 Bahamon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bahamon in America

Bahamon is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bahamon surname appeared 197 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 Bahamon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bahamon 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 Bahamon

The surname Bahamon is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the regions of Catalonia and Valencia. It is thought to be derived from the Arabic word "Bahamen," which means "of the family of Bahamen." This suggests that the name may have been brought to Spain during the period of Moorish rule, which lasted from the 8th to the 15th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bahamon can be found in the Repartimiento de Valencia, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of lands and properties among the Christian conquerors of Valencia. This document mentions a person named Domingo Bahamon, who was granted a plot of land in the city of Valencia.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Bahamon name appears in various historical records and documents from the regions of Catalonia and Valencia. For instance, in 1492, a man named Juan Bahamon was listed as a merchant in the city of Barcelona. In 1523, a woman named Maria Bahamon was recorded as a property owner in the town of Castellón de la Plana.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its territories in the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Bahamon name spread to the New World. One notable figure was Pedro Bahamon, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another noteworthy individual was Juana Bahamon, a wealthy landowner who lived in the city of Cartagena, present-day Colombia, in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Bahamon name can be found in various historical records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. In 1723, a man named Gaspar Bahamon was listed as a landowner in the town of Córdoba, Argentina. In 1789, a woman named Catalina Bahamon was recorded as a resident of the city of Havana, Cuba.

During the 19th century, the Bahamon surname continued to be present in various parts of Spain and Latin America. One notable figure from this period was José Bahamon, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil wars in Spain during the 1830s and 1840s. Another individual of note was Miguel Bahamon, a Colombian politician and writer who lived in the latter half of the 19th century and was known for his work in promoting the abolition of slavery.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bahamon

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

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

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