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

Betancurt, 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 Betancurt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Betancurt in America

Betancurt is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Betancurt surname appeared 217 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 Betancurt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Betancurt 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 Betancurt

The surname Betancurt is of Spanish origin, derived from the regions of Betanzos and Curuxeiras in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain. Its origins can be traced back to the 11th century.

The name is believed to have evolved from the Galician-Spanish phrase "Betan Curto", which translates to "short path" or "short way". This phrase likely referred to a specific location or landmark in the region where the surname originated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Betancurt can be found in the "Libro de las Behetrías" (Book of Landholdings) from the 14th century, where a nobleman named Ruy Betancurt was listed as a landowner in the area of Betanzos.

In the 15th century, Juan de Betancurt (c. 1420-1488) was a prominent Spanish explorer and conquistador who led expeditions to the Canary Islands and established settlements there on behalf of the Crown of Castile.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Agustín de Betancurt y Molina (1758-1824), a Spanish friar and historian who wrote extensively about the history and culture of the Canary Islands.

In the 19th century, Manuel Betancurt Cabrera (1823-1891) was a Venezuelan politician and military leader who played a significant role in the Federal War of Venezuela.

The surname Betancurt has also been present in other Spanish-speaking regions, such as Mexico and the Philippines, likely due to Spanish colonization and migration.

One example is Juan Betancurt y Palacios (1614-1667), a Mexican Catholic priest and missionary who worked among indigenous communities in what is now the southwestern United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Betancurt

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

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

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