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

Benabides, 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 Benabides surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Benabides in America

Benabides is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Benabides surname appeared 148 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 Benabides.

We can also compare 2010 data for Benabides 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 Benabides

The surname Benabides has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the late 15th century during the era of the Reconquista. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic phrase "ben abid" which translates to "son of the servant" or "son of the worshipper." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptor for someone who was a devoted follower of Islam.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name Benabides can be found in the records of the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Valencia, where a certain Juan Benabides was listed as a "converso" or a converted Jew who had embraced Christianity. This entry dates back to the year 1492, coinciding with the expulsion of Jews from Spain under the Catholic Monarchs.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various municipal records and land registries across the regions of Andalusia and Murcia. Notable examples include a certain Pedro Benabides, who was a landowner in the town of Lorca in the year 1524, and a María Benabides, who was listed as a resident of Seville in 1587.

As the name spread across the Iberian Peninsula, it underwent slight variations in spelling, such as Benabidez and Benavides. In the early 17th century, a certain Diego Benabidez was documented as a soldier in the Spanish army during the Thirty Years' War, while a Francisco Benavides was a renowned poet and playwright in the court of King Philip IV.

One of the most illustrious figures bearing this name was Tomás Benabides, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. Born in 1492 in Seville, Benabides was part of the expedition that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire and the establishment of New Spain. He later served as a colonial administrator and was granted vast lands in the region of Veracruz.

In the 18th century, the Benabides name found its way to the Americas, with several members of the family settling in the Spanish colonies. A notable example is Juan Antonio Benabides, who was born in 1724 in Cartagena de Indias (present-day Colombia) and became a prominent merchant and landowner in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Benabides

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

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

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