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

Baldenegro, 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 Baldenegro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baldenegro in America

Baldenegro is the 34574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baldenegro surname appeared 654 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 Baldenegro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baldenegro 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 Baldenegro

The surname Baldenegro is of Spanish origin, with roots that can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Aragon, Spain, where the name was initially spelled as "Baldenegro" or "Baldeneigro."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Baldenegro can be found in the archives of the town of Daroca, located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon. In a document dated 1576, a certain Juan Baldenegro is mentioned as a landowner in the area.

The name Baldenegro is thought to be derived from the Aragonese words "balde" and "negro," which together translate to "black valley" or "dark valley." This suggests that the name may have originated as a topographic surname, referring to a person who lived near or owned land in a valley with dark or shaded characteristics.

In the late 16th century, the surname Baldenegro began to appear in various parts of Spain, as families migrated and settled in different regions. One notable individual was Diego Baldenegro, a soldier who served in the Spanish army during the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch Revolt. He was born in 1590 in Zaragoza and died in 1658 in Brussels.

During the 17th century, the Baldenegro surname gained prominence in the New World, as Spanish colonists and settlers began to establish themselves in the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the Americas is that of Pedro Baldenegro, who was born in Seville, Spain, in 1612 and later emigrated to Mexico in the 1640s, where he became a prosperous landowner and rancher.

Another notable figure with the surname Baldenegro was Juan Baldenegro, a Spanish explorer and cartographer who was born in Madrid in 1675. He is best known for his contributions to the mapping of the California coastline and the Baja California peninsula in the early 18th century.

In the 19th century, the Baldenegro surname continued to spread across Latin America, with families settling in various countries, including Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. One prominent individual from this period was Ignacio Baldenegro, a Mexican politician and diplomat who was born in Guanajuato in 1820. He served as the Mexican ambassador to the United States from 1867 to 1872.

Another notable figure was María Baldenegro, a Chilean writer and poet who was born in Santiago in 1845. She was a pioneering figure in the Chilean literary scene and is recognized for her contributions to the development of feminist literature in Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baldenegro

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

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

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