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

Bayona, 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 Bayona surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bayona in America

Bayona is the 21439th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bayona surname appeared 1,219 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 Bayona.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bayona 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 Bayona

The surname Bayona is believed to have originated in Spain, particularly in the regions of Galicia and Asturias. It can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 8th or 9th century.

The name Bayona is likely derived from the Spanish word "bahía," meaning bay or inlet, suggesting a connection to a coastal location or settlement near a bay. It may have been a toponymic surname, referring to someone who lived near or came from a place called Bayona.

One of the earliest recorded references to the surname Bayona can be found in the Cartulario de Santo Toribio de Liébana, a 12th-century manuscript from the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana in Cantabria, Spain. This document mentions individuals with the surname Bayona, indicating its use during that period.

In the 13th century, a notable figure with the surname Bayona was Pedro Bayona, a Galician nobleman and military leader who fought against the Moorish invaders in the Reconquista. He was born around 1220 and played a significant role in the battles of the Algarve region in southern Portugal.

During the 15th century, Juan de Bayona was a prominent Spanish navigator and explorer who participated in several expeditions to the Canary Islands and the West African coast. He was born around 1440 and is remembered for his contributions to the exploration and mapping of the Atlantic Ocean.

In the 16th century, the surname Bayona gained further recognition with the birth of Pedro de Bayona y Villanueva (1540-1615), a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Guadix and later as the Archbishop of Valencia.

Another notable figure with the surname Bayona was Miguel de Bayona y Villarreal (1605-1677), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Panama from 1662 to 1667.

The surname Bayona has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Bayona (Galicia), a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, and Bayona (Castile and León), a municipality in the province of León. These place names may have contributed to the spread and adoption of the surname in different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bayona

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

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

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