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

Baldivia, 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 Baldivia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baldivia in America

Baldivia is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baldivia surname appeared 318 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 Baldivia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baldivia 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 Baldivia

The surname Baldivia has its origins in Spain, with roots that can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish place name "Baldivia," which was a small village or municipality located in the northern regions of the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Baldivia can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census and tax record from the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals bearing the surname, suggesting that it was already well-established during that time.

The name Baldivia is thought to have etymological connections to the Latin word "vallis," meaning "valley," and the Spanish word "vía," meaning "road" or "path." This linguistic origin points to the possibility that the surname may have originally referred to someone who lived near or along a valley or road.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals with the surname Baldivia made their way to the New World. One notable figure was Diego de Baldivia, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who played a significant role in the conquest of Chile in the mid-1500s. He is credited with founding the city of Santiago, which later became the capital of Chile.

Another historical figure bearing the Baldivia surname was Juan de Baldivia, a Spanish soldier and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation of the globe in the early 16th century. Juan de Baldivia was born in Cádiz, Spain, around 1490 and died in the Philippines in 1521.

In the 17th century, there are records of a Don Álvaro de Baldivia, a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served in the Spanish Army during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He was born in Seville, Spain, in 1592 and died in battle in 1642.

Moving into the 18th century, María de Baldivia y Mendoza was a notable figure in the Spanish colonial society of New Spain (present-day Mexico). Born in 1715 in Mexico City, she was a prominent landowner and philanthropist known for her charitable works and support for education.

In the 19th century, José María Baldivia was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice and Public Instruction during the presidency of José Joaquín Pérez (1861-1871). He was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1820 and died in 1892.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baldivia

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

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

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