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

Buencamino, 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 Buencamino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buencamino in America

Buencamino is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buencamino surname appeared 166 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 Buencamino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buencamino 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 Buencamino

The surname BUENCAMINO is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is a compound word derived from the Spanish "buen" meaning "good" and "camino" meaning "road" or "path." This suggests that the name may have initially been bestowed upon someone who lived along a well-traveled or desirable route.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BUENCAMINO surname can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century manuscript detailing the hunting exploits of King Alfonso XI of Castile. This document mentions a certain Pedro Buencamino, who likely hailed from the region of Castile or León.

In the 16th century, as Spain expanded its colonial empire, the BUENCAMINO name spread to the Americas. Notably, a Juan Buencamino is listed among the early settlers of New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the late 1500s.

The BUENCAMINO surname has also been linked to several notable figures throughout history. One such individual was Diego Buencamino, a Spanish military officer who participated in the conquest of the Philippines in the late 16th century under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi.

Another notable BUENCAMINO was Alejandro Buencamino y Balaguer (1828-1896), a Spanish-born lawyer and politician who served as a senator in the Philippines during the latter part of the 19th century, representing the province of Pangasinan.

In the realm of literature, the BUENCAMINO name is associated with Joaquín Buencamino (1865-1917), a Filipino writer and playwright who was a prominent figure in the development of Philippine drama and theater during the late Spanish colonial period.

Furthermore, the BUENCAMINO surname has been linked to several geographic locations in Spain and Latin America, including the town of Buencamino in the Spanish province of Soria, as well as the Buencamino River in the Dominican Republic.

While the BUENCAMINO name may have evolved over time through various spellings and regional variations, its origins can be traced back to the medieval era in the Iberian Peninsula, where it likely emerged as a descriptive surname related to one's proximity to a well-traveled or desirable path.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buencamino

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

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

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