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

Bracamonte, 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 Bracamonte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bracamonte in America

Bracamonte is the 12740th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bracamonte surname appeared 2,423 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 Bracamonte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bracamonte 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 Bracamonte

The surname Bracamonte has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from a combination of the Spanish words "braca" meaning "bramble" or "thicket," and "monte" meaning "mountain" or "hill." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a thickly wooded or bramble-covered mountain or hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bracamonte can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval Spanish census and tax record from the 14th century. This document lists several individuals with the surname Bracamonte, indicating that the name was already established by that time.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure with the name Bracamonte was Álvaro de Bracamonte, a Spanish nobleman and military leader who fought in the Reconquista, the centuries-long campaign to expel the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula. He played a significant role in the conquest of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain, in 1492.

Another notable individual with the surname Bracamonte was Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century. He accompanied Hernán Cortés and was involved in several important battles against the Aztecs.

In the 17th century, Juan de Bracamonte y Guzmán, a Spanish nobleman and military commander, served as the Viceroy of Navarre and played a crucial role in the defense of the region against French invasion during the Thirty Years' War.

The name Bracamonte also appears in the historical records of Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Peru, where many Spanish settlers and conquistadors with this surname established themselves during the colonial era.

It is worth noting that variations in spelling, such as Bracamonte, Bracamonte, and Bracamonte, were common in historical records due to inconsistencies in orthography and transcription practices at the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bracamonte

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

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

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