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

Bermea, 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 Bermea surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bermea in America

Bermea is the 16219th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bermea surname appeared 1,780 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bermea.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bermea 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 Bermea

The surname Bermea has its origins in Spain, with roots dating back to the 8th century CE. It is believed to have emerged from the Basque region, where the name may have derived from the Basque words "berme," meaning "shelter" or "protection," and "a," a suffix indicating location or place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bermea name can be found in the Cartularios de Valpuesta, a collection of medieval documents from the monastery of Santa María de Valpuesta, located in the province of Burgos. These records, dating back to the 10th century, mention individuals with variations of the Bermea surname, such as Bermeo and Bermiego.

During the Middle Ages, the Bermea name was associated with various noble families in the Basque region and northern Spain. One notable figure from this era was Lope García de Bermea, a 14th-century nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors.

As the Bermea lineage spread across Spain, the name became linked to several place names, such as Bermeo, a coastal town in the Basque Country, and Bermeja, a village in the province of Soria. These place names may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

In the 16th century, the Bermea surname gained prominence with the explorer Juan de Bermúdez, who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Bermúdez became the first European to discover and name the Bermuda Islands, which were originally called the "Bermúdez Islands" in his honor.

Another notable figure bearing the Bermea surname was Pedro Bermúdez de Santacruz, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who played a crucial role in the conquest of Guatemala and the establishment of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala (now Antigua Guatemala).

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bermea surname continued to spread throughout Spain and its colonies in the Americas. One noteworthy individual from this period was José Bermea y Figueroa, a Spanish-born Jesuit priest and missionary who spent significant time evangelizing in Mexico and California in the late 17th century.

As the centuries progressed, the Bermea name found its way into various artistic and literary circles. One example is Julio Bermúdez, a 19th-century Colombian poet and writer who is considered one of the most influential figures in the Romantic movement in Latin American literature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bermea

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

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

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