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

Bendezú, 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 Bendezú surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bendezú in America

Bendezú is the 66931st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bendezú surname appeared 295 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 Bendezú.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bendezú 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 Bendezú

The surname Bendezu originated in Spain during the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "bendezir," which means "to bless." The name likely referred to someone who was blessed or had received a blessing.

Bendezu is a variant spelling of the more common Spanish surname Bendezú. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical records from the region of Castile in central Spain. Some researchers suggest that the name may have originated as a descriptive nickname for a person with a particularly blessed or fortunate life.

In the late 16th century, there are references to a nobleman named Juan Bendezu de Villanueva, who was a minor lord in the province of Soria. He is mentioned in several documents related to land disputes and taxation records from the era.

During the 17th century, the name appears in church records from the town of Sepúlveda, where a family of Bendezus resided for several generations. One notable member of this family was Pedro Bendezu, a priest who served in the local parish from 1625 to 1672.

As the Spanish empire expanded into the Americas, the surname Bendezu was carried to the New World by early settlers and conquistadors. In the late 18th century, there are records of a military officer named Francisco Bendezu who served in the Spanish colonial army in Peru.

Other notable individuals with the surname Bendezu include:

1. Mariano Bendezu (1796-1868), a Peruvian politician who served as a senator and diplomat in the mid-19th century.
2. Emilia Bendezu (1834-1912), a Spanish writer and poet from Seville who published several collections of verses in the late 1800s.
3. Manuel Bendezu y Sarmiento (1868-1938), a Mexican architect who designed several prominent buildings in Mexico City in the early 20th century.
4. Javier Bendezu Neyra (1924-2001), a Peruvian lawyer and human rights activist who advocated for indigenous rights and social justice causes.
5. María Bendezu Serrano (born 1975), a contemporary Spanish artist known for her abstract paintings and mixed media works.

While the surname Bendezu is relatively uncommon today, it holds a rich history that can be traced back to its origins in medieval Spain and its subsequent spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bendezú

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

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

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