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

Betanzo, 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 Betanzo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Betanzo in America

Betanzo is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Betanzo surname appeared 104 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 Betanzo.

The history of the last name Betanzo

The surname Betanzo has its origins in Spain, specifically in the Galicia region. It is believed to have originated in the 10th or 11th century. The name is derived from the place name Betanzos, a municipality in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. This place name is thought to come from the Latin word "vita" meaning "life," combined with the Galician suffix "-nzo."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Betanzo can be found in the Tumbo Viejo, an ancient manuscript from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, dated around the 12th century. The name appears in various historical documents from the region of Galicia throughout the Middle Ages.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Juan Betanzo was a prominent architect and master builder who worked on the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. He is believed to have been born in the late 14th century and died around 1460.

Another historical figure with the surname Betanzo was Gonzalo Betanzo, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century. He was born in Galicia around 1490 and died in Peru in the 1560s.

In the 17th century, there was a famous Spanish poet and playwright named Pedro Betanzo y Figueroa, born in Galicia in 1610. He is known for his works in the Spanish Golden Age of literature and died in 1677.

The surname Betanzo also appeared in Mexico during colonial times. One notable figure was Francisco Betanzo, a Spanish-Mexican soldier and explorer who participated in the exploration of the American Southwest in the late 16th century. He was born in Spain around 1550 and died in Mexico City in the early 17th century.

In the 19th century, José Betanzo was a renowned Spanish painter and art teacher from Galicia. He was born in 1815 and is known for his landscapes and portraits of the Galician region. He died in 1885.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Betanzo

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

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 Betanzo 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.

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

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