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

Bañares, 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 Bañares surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bañares in America

Bañares is the 90853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bañares surname appeared 203 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 Bañares.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bañares 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 Bañares

The surname Banares originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is a locational name derived from the city of Banaras, which is the Sanskrit name for the holy city of Varanasi in India. The name likely came about when Spanish travelers or traders visited the city and were so impressed by its spiritual significance that they adopted the name or applied it to someone who had been there.

In its earliest recorded forms, the name was spelled Banares or Banarez in Spanish records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed that some of the first bearers of this surname were merchants or explorers who had traveled to India and brought back tales of the sacred city on the banks of the Ganges River.

One of the earliest known references to the name Banares can be found in a manuscript from the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña in Burgos, Spain, dated 1247. This document mentions a certain "Pedro de Banares" who was a landowner in the region.

During the 15th century, the surname Banares began to appear more frequently in various parts of Spain, particularly in Catalonia and Andalusia. This suggests that the name may have been adopted by individuals from different regions who had connections to the city of Varanasi or the trade routes to India.

Notable individuals with the surname Banares include:

1. Juan de Banares (c. 1520-1590), a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Miguel López de Legazpi on his expedition to the Philippines in the 16th century.

2. Fray Domingo de Banares (c. 1555-1624), a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who traveled to Mexico and authored several religious texts.

3. María de Banares (c. 1580-1645), a Spanish noblewoman and patron of the arts, known for her support of artists and writers in Seville during the Golden Age.

4. Pedro Banares de Sotomayor (1622-1690), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines from 1680 to 1683.

5. José Banares y Castellón (1779-1848), a Spanish painter and engraver active in Valencia during the early 19th century, known for his religious and historical works.

While the surname Banares is relatively uncommon today, it holds a rich history and connection to the cultural exchange between Spain and India during the Middle Ages and the Age of Exploration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bañares

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

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

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