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

Bañuelas, 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 Bañuelas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bañuelas in America

Bañuelas is the 103181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bañuelas surname appeared 174 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 Bañuelas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bañuelas 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 Bañuelas

The surname Banuelas is of Spanish origin, specifically from the Basque region of northern Spain. It is believed to have originated in the 13th or 14th century, derived from the Basque word "banua," which means "valley" or "glen." The suffix "-las" is a common Spanish pluralization, suggesting the name referred to someone who lived in or near a particular valley or group of valleys.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Banuelas surname appears in a 14th-century document from the town of Eibar, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. This document mentions a landowner named Juan de Banuelas, who owned property in the nearby valley of Maltzaga. This suggests the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the Banuelas name appeared in several Spanish colonial records from the New World. One notable example is Hernán Banuelas, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. Banuelas played a role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and later settled in the region that is now modern-day Mexico.

Another historical figure with the Banuelas surname was Diego Banuelas, a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Sonora in what is now northern Mexico. He served in this role from 1692 to 1697 and was involved in conflicts with local indigenous groups during his tenure.

In the 18th century, the Banuelas name appeared in records from the Spanish missions in California. One example is José Banuelas, a Franciscan friar who served at Mission San Diego de Alcalá from 1775 to 1778. He played a role in the early colonization and evangelization efforts in the region.

Finally, in the 19th century, there was a notable figure named Benigno Banuelas, a Mexican politician and military leader who fought in the Mexican-American War and later served as governor of the state of Chihuahua in the 1860s.

While the Banuelas name has its roots in the Basque region of Spain, it has since spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to countries in Latin America, particularly Mexico, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bañuelas

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

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

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