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

Bonachea, 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 Bonachea surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bonachea in America

Bonachea is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bonachea surname appeared 255 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 Bonachea.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bonachea 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 Bonachea

The surname Bonachea originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia. It is believed to have first appeared during the medieval period, between the 9th and 15th centuries. The name is thought to derive from the Spanish word "bonachón," which means "good-natured" or "easygoing." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone with a pleasant or agreeable demeanor.

One of the earliest known references to the name Bonachea can be found in the Libro de Repartimiento, a 13th-century record of land distribution in the region of Seville after the Christian conquest of the city in 1248. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Bonachea, indicating that the name was already established in the area by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Bonachea family seems to have been particularly prominent in the town of Écija, located in the province of Seville. Records from this period mention several members of the Bonachea clan, including Juan Bonachea (1525-1598), a respected merchant and landowner, and María Bonachea (1572-1641), a renowned poet and playwright whose works were widely celebrated in literary circles.

In the 18th century, the name Bonachea made its way to the Americas, likely carried by Spanish settlers and colonists. One notable figure from this era was Pedro Bonachea (1712-1789), a wealthy landowner and rancher who established a vast cattle empire in what is now the state of Texas.

Another significant figure in the history of the Bonachea surname was Javier Bonachea (1822-1898), a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the Carlist Wars and later became a leading figure in the movement for Cuban independence from Spanish rule.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Bonachea name continued to be found across Spain and its former colonies, with several members of the family achieving prominence in various fields. These include the journalist and political activist Emilio Bonachea (1854-1924), the acclaimed painter Luisa Bonachea (1878-1962), and the renowned architect José Bonachea (1901-1983), whose designs left a lasting mark on the cityscape of Seville.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bonachea

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

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

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